Problems in a C200 boot after shutdown

[Bruno Rebelo Lobato]

I reboot my C200 workstation today and at the boot when the machine was comming up i get this error:

/sbin/rc[64]: .: recursion too deep

INIT: Command is respawning too rapidly.
Will try again in 5 minutes.
Check for possible errors.
id: ems4 "/etc/opt/resmon/lbin/p_client"

INIT: Command is respawning too rapidly.
Will try again in 5 minutes.
Check for possible errors.
id: cons "/usr/sbin/getty console console"

And the workstation be in a loop with the messages above and don't go to the following rc levels and not be ok for use.

What do I need to do to have the error message stop and my workstation begin work normally ?

Tank You
Bruno Lobato
Amazonas - Brazil

[Kenneth Platz · Accepted solution]

My guess is that you have some type of error in one of your /etc/rc.config.d scripts. Line 64 of /sbin/rc is:

. /etc/rc.config

If, for example, one of your /etc/rc.config.d scripts tries to execute either itself or /etc/rc.config, then you will get a recursion error.

Try doing a "sh -x /etc/rc.config" and trace your errors from there. That may help.

[curt larson_1]

if the system isn't booting into a useable form, you'll have to boot into single user mode:
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=78488

then, do as Mr. Platz has suggested. Once you have fixed the problem, reboot normally.

[lanke_1]

Try to boot the system in single user mode
and do the modifications to the rc scripts
as suggested above.

If you still have boot problems, if you have a make recovery tape created try to recover
using ignite tape.


Lanke