INIT: Id "x" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes

maooah · 04-03-2011, 07:51 AM

Hi,

OS: Oracle Enterprise Linux 4

My system was working normal then when i reboot the machine the system started but it is halting the boot sequence with this message
"INIT: Id "x" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes"

Q: any solution to this reply is highly appreciated .

Regards

business_kid · 04-03-2011, 09:14 AM

The problem is that something is respawning (crashing out & getting restarted) too fast. Limits the search to /etc/inittab, and other stuff that respawns.

Solution: notice what starts successfully, and where in the boot process the problem begins. Get in there if you can with an install cd or rescue cd. Otherwise ssh into it if you can. Find what happens next, and suspect it.