OCI: systemctl --user command failed with error "Failed to get D-Bus connection: Connection refused"

Applies To

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Linux x86-64

Symptoms

The “--user” option is not available to the systemctl command. When trying to use “ --user ” the following error is seen:

$ systemctl --user list-unit-files
Failed to get D-Bus connection: Connection refused

Cause

The --user option is not available for Oracle Linux 7. This option is available in Oracle Linux 8 and above.

Solution

Do not use or configure systemd to use the “ --user ” option in Oracle Linux 7.

Note: While the "systemctl --user" option is available for Oracle Linux 8, it was not back ported to Oracle Linux 7