GVM_22.4.0 gsad.service can't start

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Hello,
I installed GVM 22.4.0 on Ubuntu 22.04 following the instructions below: https://www.libellux.com/openvas/
Unfortunately, the gsad.service cannot be started.

sudo systemctl status gsad.service
ā— gsad.service - Greenbone Security Assistant daemon (gsad)
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/gsad.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: activating (start) since Fri 2023-06-23 13:33:09 CEST; 826ms ago
       Docs: man:gsad(8)
             https://www.greenbone.net
    Process: 10952 ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/gsad --port=9392 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
      Tasks: 2 (limit: 18959)
     Memory: 1.6M
        CPU: 17ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/gsad.service
             ā””ā”€10953 /usr/local/sbin/gsad --port=9392

Jun 23 13:33:09 UD2204 systemd[1]: Starting Greenbone Security Assistant daemon (gsad)...
Jun 23 13:33:09 UD2204 gsad[10952]: Oops, secure memory pool already initialized
Jun 23 13:33:09 UD2204 systemd[1]: gsad.service: Can't open PID file /run/gsad/gsad.pid (yet?) after start: Operation not permitted

cat gsad.service
[Unit]
Description=Greenbone Security Assistant daemon (gsad)
Documentation=man:gsad(8) https://www.greenbone.net
After=network.target gvmd.service
Wants=gvmd.service
[Service]
Type=forking
User=gvm
Group=gvm
RuntimeDirectory=gsad
RuntimeDirectoryMode=2775
PIDFile=/run/gsad/gsad.pid
ExecStart=/usr/local/sbin/gsad --port=9392
Restart=always
TimeoutStopSec=10
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Alias=greenbone-security-assistant.service

The directory /run/gsad is empty. The file gsad.pid is probably only created when the service is started.
Does anyone have any tips on how to proceed here?
Thanks ottto

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Just an idea for the future, Greenbone provides its own source build instructions.

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