gnome-terminal is not started with timeout error when using ssh X11 forwarding

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

When I run gnome-terminal while accessing a remote server with ssh X11 forwarding, it does not start with the following error message.

$ gnome-terminal
# Error constructing proxy for org.gnome.Terminal:/org/gnome/Terminal/Factory0: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.gnome.Terminal: Timeout was reached

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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