abrt-server is showing .lock file is locked by a specific process

Environment

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Issue

• The following message is seen in /var/log/messages:

abrt-server[28388]: Lock file '.lock' is locked by process 35522

Resolution

RHEL 6

• In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 this issue has been resolved in Errata with package abrt-2.0.8-40.el6.x86_64.rpm.

RHEL 7

• In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 this issue has been resolved in Errata with package abrt-2.1.11-45.el7.x86_64.rpm.
  
• There are instances where the issue persisted in the 2.1.11-50.el7 version of ABRT.
  There is a Bug reported and is being worked on.
  

Diagnostic Steps

• Check /var/log/messages for abrt-server[<pid>]: Lock file '.lock' is locked by process <pid>