SCO 5.0.7. init: command respawning too rapidly

[jarrar]

Hi.
I have a 5.0.7 system that was running great until this morning. Messages scrolling nonstop "INIT: command respawning too rapidly" on tty01 - tty12 and tty2a. I can't pass this stage, and can't even login to the server, not even in single user mode; the messages start prior to mainainance mode prompt.
Does anyone have an idea on what might be causing this and how to fix? Thank you.

 

[mrregan]

What are the contents of /etc/inittab?

 

[jarrar]

I wish I knew I am unable to login at all from any console screen or terminal. It just keeps on scrolling nonstop!

 

[mrregan]

It would appear that you have a serial or terminal or modem interface that is dropping and restarting over and over. If you have many terminals it could be a multiport adapter. If you have one terminal it could be the terminal itself. I would think single user mode would not try to initiate any
terminal sessions. You might want to try turning off or unplugging any terminal port device.

 

[edfair]

In an earlier version with the same problem I ended up with a sleep command and about 2 seconds of time to prevent an immediate restart. This appended to /etc/init I think.
May not apply to current version.

Ed Fair
Give the wrong symptoms, get the wrong solutions.