adapcctl.sh: exiting with status 150

On E-Business Suite Release 12 environment, while starting midtier services using adstrtal.sh, below error occurs:

Executing service control script:
/oracle/apps/VIS/inst/apps/<CONTEXT>/admin/scripts/adapcctl.sh start
Timeout specified in context file: 100 second(s)
Script returned:
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You are running adapcctl.sh version 120.7.12010000.2
Starting OPMN managed Oracle HTTP Server (OHS) instance ...
adapcctl.sh: exiting with status 150
adapcctl.sh: check the logfile /oracle/apps/VIS/inst/apps/<CONTEXT>/logs/appl/admin/log/adapcctl.txt for more information ...
.end std out.
.end err out.
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Same error for adoacorectl.sh, adoafmctl.sh, adformsctl.sh.

CAUSE:
There is a states file called .opmndat at /oracle/apps/VIS/inst/apps/<CONTEXT>/ora/10.1.3/opmn/logs/states which gets created when services are started.
Whenever services are started this file gets created or updated.
Unfortunately for some reason this file is not updated when services are started.

SOLUTION:
1. Shutdown all Middle tier services and ensure no defunct processes exist running the following from the operating system:

# ps -ef | grep <applmgr>

If one finds any, kill these processes.
2. Navigate to $INST_TOP/ora/10.1.3/opmn/logs/states directory. It contains hidden file .opmndat:

# ls -lrt .opmndat
3. Delete this file .opmndat after making a backup of it:

# rm .opmndat
4. Restart the services.

5. Re-test the issue.