Why does httpd failed to start with error message "httpd dead but subsys locked"?

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Issue

  • Apache failed to start.
httpd dead but subsys locked
  • The output of service httpd status command shows following message, Why?
  httpd dead but subsys locked

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x (RHEL)
    • httpd

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