Unable to start service using systemctl in RHEL 8

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to start service using systemctl. This same service with same configuration works fine in RHEL 7 but do not work in RHEL 8.

    Oct 05 18:30:09 example.com systemd[1]: Starting CLJ...
    Oct 05 18:30:09 example.com systemd[1027127]: clj.service: Failed to 
    execute command: Permission denied
    Oct 05 18:30:09 example.com systemd[1027127]: clj.service: Failed at 
    step EXEC spawning /path/test.sh: Permission denied
    Oct 05 18:30:09 example.com systemd[1]: clj.service: Control process 
    exited, code=exited status=203
    Oct 05 18:30:09 example.com systemd[1]: clj.service: Failed with result 
    'exit-code'.
    Oct 05 18:30:09 example.com systemd[1]: Failed to start CLJ.
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8
  • Systemd

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