Setting "supervised systemd" in /etc/redis/redis.conf did not help still issues when running systemctl enable.
root@ubuntu-bionic:/vagrant# systemctl enable redis-server Synchronizing state of redis-server.service with SysV service script with /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install. Executing: /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable redis-server Failed to enable unit: Unit file /lib/systemd/system/redis-server.service is masked. root@ubuntu-bionic:/vagrant# systemctl unmask redis-server.service root@ubuntu-bionic:/vagrant# systemctl enable redis-server Synchronizing state of redis-server.service with SysV service script with /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install. Executing: /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable redis-server Failed to enable unit: Unit file /lib/systemd/system/redis-server.service is masked -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1782097 Title: redis-server systemd unit file is masked and cannot be enabled To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/redis/+bug/1782097/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs