Why do I see "NetworkManager[PID]: <error> [Unix epoch] dispatcher: could not get dispatcher proxy!"?

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Issue

  • Why do I see "NetworkManager[PID]: [Unix epoch] dispatcher: could not get dispatcher proxy!"?

Sample /var/log/messages:

systemd: Started Network Manager.
dbus[PID]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service': Unit not found.
NetworkManager[PID]: <error> [Unix epoch] dispatcher: could not get dispatcher proxy! Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.nm_dispatcher: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.systemd1.NoSuchUnit: Unit not found.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • NetworkManager

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