[exim] Failed to get write lock for /var/spool/exim4/db/ret…

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Author: J.
Date:  
To: exim-users@exim.org
Subject: [exim] Failed to get write lock for /var/spool/exim4/db/retry.lockfile: timed out
Hello exim peeps,
Sorry to bug you with a likely non-issue, but I've been getting this message from root every day:
Subject:exim paniclog on me.myserver.com has non-zero size

Body:
exim paniclog /var/log/exim4/paniclog on me.myserver.com has non-zero size, mail system might be broken. The last 10 lines are quoted below.

2015-03-04 06:29:05 1YUEMX-0002oW-Fs Failed to get write lock for /var/spool/exim4/db/retry.lockfile: timed out
------Any suggestions on how to address the issue? Thanks!