rpc.statd error: "Failed to insert: creating /var/lib/nfs/statd/sm/: Is a directory"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

The following messages appear over and over again:

Dec  1 18:29:13 server [daemon][err]: rpc.statd[1785]: Failed to insert: creating /var/lib/nfs/statd/sm/: Is a directory
Dec  1 18:29:13 server [daemon][warning]: rpc.statd[1785]: STAT_FAIL to server for SM_MON of 192.168.1.100
Dec  1 18:29:13 server [kern][notice]: kernel: lockd: cannot monitor 192.168.1.100

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • nfs-utils

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