The error logged before it exits.
[E] [08/24/2023 13:54:36] - [lockfile.c, line 65] Lock file (/var/log/meer/meer-ids.lck) is open for reading, but can't read contents.
Below is the lock file resulting in the error.
-rw-r--r-- 1 suricata suricata 0 Aug 21 15:55 meer-ids.lck