OCI - Dependency Failed for nfs-server.service

Applies To: 

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later 

Linux x86-64 

Sypmtoms 

Attempt  to restart “nfs-server” service fails with the error:

# sudo systemctl start nfs-server.service 
A dependency job for nfs-server.service failed. See 'journalctl -xe' for details. 

# systemctl status -l nfs-server 
● nfs-server.service - NFS server and services 
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/nfs-server.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled) 
  Drop-In: /run/systemd/generator/nfs-server.service.d 
           └─order-with-mounts.conf 
   Active: inactive (dead) 
 
Aug 17 23:18:41 hostname systemd[1]: Dependency failed for NFS server and services. 
Aug 17 23:18:41 hostname systemd[1]: Job nfs-server.service/start failed with result 'dependency'. 
Aug 17 23:21:18 hostname systemd[1]: Dependency failed for NFS server and services. 
Aug 17 23:21:18 hostname systemd[1]: Job nfs-server.service/start failed with result 'dependency'. 
Aug 17 23:30:06 hostname systemd[1]: Dependency failed for NFS server and services. 
Aug 17 23:30:06 hostname systemd[1]: Job nfs-server.service/start failed with result 'dependency'. 
Aug 17 23:42:32 hostname systemd[1]: Dependency failed for NFS server and services. 
Aug 17 23:42:32 hostname systemd[1]: Job nfs-server.service/start