"Could not set property: Message recipient disconnected from message bus without replying" occurred when using hostnamectl to set hostnames

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to use hostnamectl to set hostname

    # hostnamectl set-hostname server.example.org
      Could not set property: Message recipient disconnected from message bus without replying
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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