# make the [Unit] definition look like this:
[Unit]
Description=RabbitMQ Messaging Server
After=network.target epmd@0.0.0.0.socket
Wants=network.target epmd@0.0.0.0.socket
# then reload and reboot, no more delay at Rabbitmq
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl restart rabbitmq-server.service
# my method to fix the problem in Bionic for now is simple, borrowing from the upstream Debian patch:
sudo nano /lib/systemd/ system/ rabbitmq- server. service
# make the [Unit] definition look like this: RabbitMQ Messaging Server target epmd@0.0.0.0.socket target epmd@0.0.0.0.socket
[Unit]
Description=
After=network.
Wants=network.
# then reload and reboot, no more delay at Rabbitmq server. service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl restart rabbitmq-
sudo shutdown -r now