2775523 - XSA fails to start - Controller process with pid <XXXX> is still running on same path

XSA cannot be started.

The following log entry can be found in xscontroller.out:

[...]
Failed to start controller
com.sap.xs2rt.controller.ControllerExceptions$ControllerStartUpException: Controller process with pid <XXXX> is still running on same path /hana/shared/<SID>/xs/controller_data.
 at com.sap.xs2rt.controller.impl.ControllerImpl.startUpInternal(ControllerImpl.java:787)
 at com.sap.xs2rt.controller.impl.ControllerImpl.startUp(ControllerImpl.java:732)
 at com.sap.xs2rt.controller.impl.ControllerConsole.main(ControllerConsole.java:760)
Caused by: com.sap.xs2rt.utils.ExclusivePathException: Controller process with pid 8072 is still running on same path /hana/shared/HCS/xs/controller_data.
 at com.sap.xs2rt.utils.EnsureExclusivePathAccess.lock(EnsureExclusivePathAccess.java:85)
 at com.sap.xs2rt.controller.impl.ControllerImpl.startUpInternal(ControllerImpl.java:785)
 ... 2 more
FAILED to start: Controller process with pid <XXXX> is still running on same path /hana/shared/<SID>/xs/controller_data.
[...]

SAP HANA Extended Application Services Advanced Model

ControllerExceptions, ControllerStartUpException, Controller process with pid, still running on same path, /hana/shared/, controller_data, /hana/data, /hana/log , KBA , BC-XS-RT , XS Advanced Runtime / XS Controller , BC-OP-LNX , Linux , Problem