strace output shows stat64("/usr/local/var/trafficserver/internal/server.lock", 0xbfb5d6d8) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory) stat64(".", {st_mode=S_IFDIR|0755, st_size=4096, ...}) = 0
should be /usr/local/etc/trafficserver/interanl/sesrver.lock ^^^^ Trying to track down in Makefiles but you folks know them better so advise is appreciated.