On Mon, 29 Jan 2007, Doug Ferrell wrote: > Greetings Group: > > This has probably been asked several times (I checked the archives) and I > have googled... but not found an answer. I get the ole serial port error > msg: > > init: Id "s0" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 minutes > Funny thing.... I'm still connected even if it's "disabled". > > But I really need to KVM into this box... running cent 4.4 with the Cobalt > interface running on top. It's a dell SC420 server... I have one running > Cent 4.2 but doesn't have this problem. So I commented the S0 line in > inittab to disable until I figure out how to fix this problem. > > Any ideas on how to eliminate the warnings.....? > > > ...DOUG Are you sure you have the right port? If you are using a DRAC, it is an interesting matrix of actual and virtual ports. Also make sure that only 1 getty/mingetty process is being started for that port. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Wildman, CISSP, RHCE jim at rossberry.com http://www.rossberry.com "Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." Thomas Paine