RHDS - "Failed to start dirsrv@<INSTANCE>.service: Unit is masked".

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

An attempt to start the RHDS instance fails with the following error message:

# systemctl start dirsrv@test
Failed to start dirsrv@test.service: Unit is masked.
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Environment

Red Hat Directory Server 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x
Red Hat Directory Server 11
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.x

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