Server was unable to boot after reboot with the repeated error messages "Cannot create link /etc/mtab~Perhaps there is a stale lock file?"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

After reboot command, the following messages repeated over and over again

Can not create link /etc/mtab~
Perhaps there is a stale lock file?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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