The rpc.statd service will not start on my server

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Issue

  • The rpc.statd service will not start on my server.
  • The following messages get logged to var/log/messages:
rpc.statd[3265]: Version 1.2.3 starting
sm-notify[3266]: Version 1.2.3 starting
sm-notify[3266]: Already notifying clients; Exiting!
rpc.statd[3265]: Failed to access local netconfig database: Netconfig database not found
rpc.statd[3265]: failed to create RPC listeners, exiting

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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