[Ready to pay If ReSolved] getting error "httpd dead but subsys locked"

[soum111]

hi...
server: VPS(centos 64 bit version: 5.7 final)
can any body help me about this......

my httpd status:

httpd dead but subsys locked

so googled & found this http://geekswithblogs.net/HumpreyCog...d_resolve.aspx

and ran these coomands on root

1) ipcs -s | grep apache to chk check for running processes
2) ipcs -s | grep apache | perl -e 'while (<STDIN>) { @a=split(/\s+/); print `ipcrm sem $a[1]`}' to stop processes
3) cd /var/lock/subsys
rm httpd to Remove httpd lock file

now my httpd status:

httpd stoped

then Resterting httpd through below command
/etc/init.d/httpd restart

now my httpd status:

httpd dead but subsys locked

AGAIN

wtf

whenever i tried to stop httpd shows Failure
whenever i start httpd shows ok


my main problem is....for the above issue, i cant access my vps through http(ie, http://myVPSip/ )

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I can pay $3

soum111 Reviewed by soum111 on 27th Dec 2011. [Ready to pay If ReSolved] getting error "httpd dead but subsys locked" hi... server: VPS(centos 64 bit version: 5.7 final) can any body help me about this...... my httpd status: httpd dead but subsys locked so googled & found this http://geekswithblogs.net/HumpreyCogay/archive/2011/05/16/centos_httpd_dead_but_subsys_locked_resolve.aspx Rating: 5