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Does systemctl daemon-reload need to be executed using root/sudo?

Does systemctl daemon-reload need to be executed using root/sudo? and does the same command apply to both Centos 7 and Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS?

Solution 
  • $ systemctl daemon-reload

==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.systemd1.reload-daemon ====
Authentication is required to reload the systemd state.
Authenticating as: neo
Password:

    Yeah, I'd say so. Unless you are doing it in a container with root privileges, pretty sure you need to have root permissions for anything related to systemd services.