Unable to start "rhsmcertd" service

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to start rhsmcertd service with the following error in "/var/log/rhsm/rhsmcertd.log" file:
[ERROR] unable to get lock, exiting

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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