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Exim error - exim dead but subsys locked

Error:

The following error might occur when we check the status of the Exim mail server. Even if we try to restart Exim, it will give the same error.

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#/etc/init.d/exim status
exim dead but subsys locked
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Fix for this issue:

1. There will be a configuration file for the server in the below given path:

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/etc/eximdisable
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2. We have to backup this file as "/etc/eximdisable-bak" .

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cp -p /etc/eximdisable /etc/eximdisable-bak
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3. Restart exim using the command given below and this will fix the mail issue.

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/etc/init.d/exim restart
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