https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1163812
--- Comment #2 from cds@goofyfootlabs.com --- Not a fix, but temporary workaround is to 'stop' ejabberd via systemctl and start ejabberd via ejabberdctl. e.g., $ sudo systemctl stop ejabberd $ sudo ejabberdctl start ejabberd $ sudo ejabberdctl register user host pass