init id respawning too fast after installation (first time)

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mtalp
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init id respawning too fast after installation (first time)

Post by mtalp » 2015/02/28 14:07:51

hello all,

m very new to linux and this is my very first installation (centOS 5.5).

after installing the OS (using graphical mode) n my VMware, on rebooting the system gave an error "init id respawning too fast disabled for 5 minutes ".

kindly help me n this

regards

gerald_clark
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Re: init id respawning too fast after installation (first ti

Post by gerald_clark » 2015/02/28 16:55:47

CentOS 5.5 is many years out of support.
The current versiions are 5.11, 6.6 and 7.

mtalp
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Re: init id respawning too fast after installation (first ti

Post by mtalp » 2015/03/02 13:30:01

apologize, have the version 5.11

regards

aks
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Re: init id respawning too fast after installation (first ti

Post by aks » 2015/03/02 17:46:32

Your /etc/inittab is probably broken. Perhaps http://www.unixguide.net/linux/faq/09.24.shtml will give you a clue.

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