[SERVER-33320] Changes to systemd script but no reload of unit files - MongoDB

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Backwards Compatibility:
Fully Compatible
Operating System:
Linux
Backport Requested:

v3.6
Steps To Reproduce:

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Install a version of mongo before 3.4.11.
Use yum/rpm to upgrade to 3.4.11/12/13.
Use systemctl to stop/start mongo and it will not do so until you do the daemon-reload.
Which is fine for humans, but when your mongo installation is controlled by scripts, they get very confused that the start/stop script no longer does what it should.

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Install a version of mongo before 3.4.11. Use yum/rpm to upgrade to 3.4.11/12/13. Use systemctl to stop/start mongo and it will not do so until you do the daemon-reload. Which is fine for humans, but when your mongo installation is controlled by scripts, they get very confused that the start/stop script no longer does what it should.
Case:

In ~~SERVER-31225~~ the systemd script was changed. But the RPM package did not get updated to add a daemon-reload

# systemctl start mongod

Warning: mongod.service changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units.

is related to

SERVER-33319 Systemd startup should not always be "forking".