[RHEL5] nscd fails to start, returns error "nscd dead but subsys locked"

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Issue

  • Unable to start nscd service. The script returns the error message nscd dead but subsys locked.
  • Stopping the service will not work too, returning a failure.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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