IPA: httpd service failing to start due to "start request repeated too quickly for httpd.service"

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Issue

  • IPA: httpd service failing to start due to error.
Jun 28 03:39:21 ipaserver.example.test systemd[1]: start request repeated too quickly for httpd.service
Jun 28 03:39:21 ipaserver.example.test systemd[1]: Failed to start The Apache HTTP Server.
Jun 28 03:39:21 ipaserver.example.test systemd[1]: httpd.service failed.

Environment

  • IPA 4.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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