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