Failed to start auditd.service in linux 7

 Failed to restart auditd.service: Operation refused, unit auditd.service may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).

if you have received above error

#service auditd stop

Stopping logging:                                          [  OK  ]

#systemctl start auditd

//it will start

#service auditd status

● auditd.service - Security Auditing Service

   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/auditd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)

   Active: active (running) since Wed 2020-10-14 10:11:12 BST; 4min 43s ago

     Docs: man:auditd(8)

           https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-documentation

  Process: 31670 ExecStartPost=/sbin/augenrules --load (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

  Process: 31663 ExecStart=/sbin/auditd (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

 Main PID: 31665 (auditd)

    Tasks: 2

   CGroup: /system.slice/auditd.service

           └─31665 /sbin/auditd

//for avoid this error

#systemctl daemon-reload

#service auditd status
Redirecting to /bin/systemctl status auditd.service
● auditd.service - Security Auditing Service
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/auditd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Wed 2020-10-14 10:11:12 BST; 7min ago
     Docs: man:auditd(8)
           https://github.com/linux-audit/audit-documentation
 Main PID: 31665 (auditd)
    Tasks: 2
   CGroup: /system.slice/auditd.service
           └─31665 /sbin/auditd

//now the error will gone

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