systemd fails to start a service with "failed to run 'start' task: Too many links"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Starting of a service fails with the following message

    systemd[1]: <servicename>.service failed to run 'start' task: Too many links
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and later
    • systemd services

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