Start iptables Fails with Error "Another app is currently holding the xtables lock"

Start iptables Fails with Error "Another app is currently holding the xtables lock" (Doc ID 2220475.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.8 with Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel [4.1.12] and later
Linux x86-64

Updating the package iptables to iptables-1.4.7-16.0.3.el6, the service fails to start after a stop.

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