If RabbitMQ wont start and show the following in the startup logs:

```
# cat  /var/log/rabbitmq/startup_log


BOOT FAILED
===========

Error description:
   {error,corrupt_cluster_status_files,[]}

Log files (may contain more information):
   /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit@exodus.log
   /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit@exodus-sasl.log

Stack trace:
   [{rabbit_node_monitor,'-prepare_cluster_status_files/0-fun-0-',1},
    {rabbit_node_monitor,prepare_cluster_status_files,0},
    {rabbit,'-boot/0-fun-1-',0},
    {rabbit,start_it,1},
    {init,start_it,1},
    {init,start_em,1}]

{"init terminating in do_boot",{rabbit,failure_during_boot,{error,corrupt_cluster_status_files,[]}}}
```

```
# cat /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit@exodus.log

=INFO REPORT==== 25-Mar-2014::04:43:36 ===
Error description:
   {error,corrupt_cluster_status_files,[]}

Log files (may contain more information):
   /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit@exodus.log
   /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit@exodus-sasl.log

Stack trace:
   [{rabbit_node_monitor,'-prepare_cluster_status_files/0-fun-0-',1},
    {rabbit_node_monitor,prepare_cluster_status_files,0},
    {rabbit,'-boot/0-fun-1-',0},
    {rabbit,start_it,1},
    {init,start_it,1},
    {init,start_em,1}]


=INFO REPORT==== 25-Mar-2014::04:44:24 ===
Error description:
   {error,corrupt_cluster_status_files,[]}

Log files (may contain more information):
   /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit@exodus.log
   /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit@exodus-sasl.log

Stack trace:
   [{rabbit_node_monitor,'-prepare_cluster_status_files/0-fun-0-',1},
    {rabbit_node_monitor,prepare_cluster_status_files,0},
    {rabbit,'-boot/0-fun-1-',0},
    {rabbit,start_it,1},
    {init,start_it,1},
    {init,start_em,1}]


=INFO REPORT==== 25-Mar-2014::04:44:39 ===
Error description:
   {error,corrupt_cluster_status_files,[]}

Log files (may contain more information):
   /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit@exodus.log
   /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit@exodus-sasl.log

Stack trace:
   [{rabbit_node_monitor,'-prepare_cluster_status_files/0-fun-0-',1},
    {rabbit_node_monitor,prepare_cluster_status_files,0},
    {rabbit,'-boot/0-fun-1-',0},
    {rabbit,start_it,1},
    {init,start_it,1},
    {init,start_em,1}]


=INFO REPORT==== 25-Mar-2014::04:46:27 ===
Error description:
   {error,corrupt_cluster_status_files,[]}

Log files (may contain more information):
   /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit@exodus.log
   /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit@exodus-sasl.log

Stack trace:
   [{rabbit_node_monitor,'-prepare_cluster_status_files/0-fun-0-',1},
    {rabbit_node_monitor,prepare_cluster_status_files,0},
    {rabbit,'-boot/0-fun-1-',0},
    {rabbit,start_it,1},
    {init,start_it,1},
    {init,start_em,1}]


=INFO REPORT==== 25-Mar-2014::04:48:06 ===
Error description:
   {error,corrupt_cluster_status_files,[]}

Log files (may contain more information):
   /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit@exodus.log
   /var/log/rabbitmq/rabbit@exodus-sasl.log

Stack trace:
   [{rabbit_node_monitor,'-prepare_cluster_status_files/0-fun-0-',1},
    {rabbit_node_monitor,prepare_cluster_status_files,0},
    {rabbit,'-boot/0-fun-1-',0},
    {rabbit,start_it,1},
    {init,start_it,1},
    {init,start_em,1}]

```

Manually purge the Queues by removing them from `/var/lib/rabbitmq/mnesia/` and then starting the service.

```
# rm -fr /var/lib/rabbitmq/mnesia/*
# service rabbitmq-server start
```