3383055 - Linux: SAP Host Agent installation fails with systemdI_msg_handler error

• Installation of the SAP Host Agent fails with the error:

[Thr 140034634837056] Tue Jan 10 10:00:00 2023
[Thr 140034634837056] *** ERROR => systemdI_msg_handler: job '/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/1111' canceled with 'failed' [systemd.cpp  1372]
[ERROR] Failed to start saphostagent.service: systemdI_msg_handler: job '/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/1111' canceled with 'failed'

• The journal log of the saphostagent.service reports "Permission denied":

journalctl -u saphostagent.service

Jan 10 11:00:00 server1 systemd[2194]: saphostagent.service: Failed to execute command: Permission denied
Jan 10 11:00:00 server1 systemd[2194]: saphostagent.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/saphostexec: Permission denied
Jan 10 11:00:00 server1 systemd[1]: saphostagent.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=203
Jan 10 11:00:00 server1 systemd[1]: saphostagent.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 10 11:00:00 server1 systemd[3822]: saphostagent.service: Failed to execute command: Permission denied
Jan 10 11:00:00 server1 systemd[3822]: saphostagent.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/sap/hostctrl/exe/saphostexec: Permission denied
Jan 10 11:00:00 server1 systemd[1]: saphostagent.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=203
Jan 10 11:00:00 server1 systemd[1]: saphostagent.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

• SLES 15 or newer
• RHEL 8 or newer
• Oracle Linux 8 or newer

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