INIT: command is respawning too rapidly

[Dhile]

INIT: Command is respawning too rapidly

I get this message whenever I try to boot the machine.

>>INIT: command is respawning too rapidly
>>Will try again in 5 minutes
>>check for possible errors
>>id: OS "/products/components/OS/bin/dcStartup # OS invocation"

During the boot, the machine stays there and doesn't run-up. Is there any way that I can fix these issues?

I tray to recover from the tape unit but it doesn't work.

thanks

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[Bertram Stoeckler]

The error message means that the init-procress was not able to start  ""/products/components/OS/bin/dcStartup" .

Check if that path exists. Could be that it is on a filesystem that is not available. E.g. due to disk-problems.

If you can´t check, because the system does not come up then:

1. boot into single-user mode.

2. run "mount -a" to get /usr mounted and "vi" working.

3. check/modify the contents of /etc/inittab

There should be a line that has the failing command "/products/components/OS/bin/dcStartup".

4. Add a "#" at the beginning of that line, then save and run "init 4" to change to multi-user-mode or simply reboot.

Hope that helps.