Occasionally, the machine where the database servers for the LINCKS database system are running will crash. This might cause a problem with a lock file, .indexfile.lock left in the database directory by the crashed monitor or cutoff. When you attempt to start the server(s) after the crash, you might receive the following error:
monitor or cutoff already running
...
or
monitor: could not create lockfile
...
and the content of the file which tell us the name program ( monitor or cutoff), the host and process id of the program. After verifying that there is no program on the specified host, simply remove the lock file(s) .lockfile.index and then start the server(s).