OHS 12c Fails to Start with Error: "No space left on device: Could not create process mutex lock!"

Last updated on MAY 15, 2018

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Oracle HTTP Server 12c Release 2 (12.2.1) is not starting with "No space left on device: Could not create process mutex lock!"

startComponent.sh ohs1

Connecting to Node Manager ...
Successfully Connected to Node Manager.
Starting server ohs2 ...
This Exception occurred at Sun May 06 13:03:48 GMT-00:00 2018.
weblogic.nodemanager.NMException: Received error message from Node Manager Server: [Server start command for OHS server 'ohs2' failed due to: [Failed to start the server ohs2
Check log file ORACLE_HOME/user_projects/domains/base_domain/system_components/OHS/ohs_nm.log
Check log file ORACLE_HOME/user_projects/domains/ohs/servers/ohs2/logs/ohs2.log]. Please check Node Manager log and/or server 'ohs2' log for detailed information.]. Please check Node Manager log for details.
Error: Error occurred while performing nmStart : Error Starting server ohs2 : Received error message from Node Manager Server: [Server start command for OHS server 'ohs2' failed due to: [Failed to start the server ohs2
Check log file ORACLE_HOME/user_projects/domains/base_domain/system_components/OHS/ohs_nm.log
Check log file ORACLE_HOME/user_projects/domains/ohs/user_projects/domains/ohs/servers/ohs2/logs/ohs2.log]. Please check Node Manager log and/or server 'ohs2' log for detailed information.]. Please check Node Manager log for details.

In ohs2.log file:

[OHS] [NOTIFICATION:16] [OH99999] [weblogic] [host_id: x] [host_addr: x [pid: 3237] [tid: 139831057343936] [user: x] [VirtualHost: main] WebLogic Server Plugin version 12.2.1.3.0 <WLSPLUGINS_12.2.1.3.0_LINUX.X64_170817.1846>
[OHS] [INCIDENT_ERROR:32] [OH99999] [weblogic] [host_id: x] [host_addr: x] [pid: 3237] [tid: 139831057343936] [user: x] [VirtualHost: main] (28)No space left on device: Could not create process mutex lock!

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