https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/kernel-panic/m-p/4509530#M38458 try booting from a recovery cd, check if your / filesystem is still readable. the kernel does not find the /sbin/init file when booting, normally it should be there. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:00:16 GMT dirk dierickx 2009-10-08T05:00:16Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/kernel-panic/m-p/4509529#M38457 Hi,<BR />I have given reboot command from remote terminal. After issueing this command system is not booting up it is strucking up with following error.<BR /><BR />Kernel panic-not syncing:No init found. Try passing init=option to kernel<BR /><BR />System is running with Linux. Please help me to resolve the problem.<BR /><BR />Ajith. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:17:24 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/kernel-panic/m-p/4509529#M38457 jeeth 2009-10-07T12:17:24Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/kernel-panic/m-p/4509530#M38458 try booting from a recovery cd, check if your / filesystem is still readable. the kernel does not find the /sbin/init file when booting, normally it should be there. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:00:16 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/kernel-panic/m-p/4509530#M38458 dirk dierickx 2009-10-08T05:00:16Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/kernel-panic/m-p/4509531#M38459 somehthing is wrong with /etc/inittab file.<BR />Its missing probably.....<BR /><BR />You have to restore it from somewhere.<BR /><BR />BR,<BR />Kapil+ Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:06:11 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/kernel-panic/m-p/4509531#M38459 Kapil Jha 2009-10-08T05:06:11Z