Description of problem: FC3t1's kernel will fail if "init=3" is added to the options list in /etc/grub.conf Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-2.6.8-1.540 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. ensure that runlevel 5 is selected in /etc/inittab 2. edit /etc/grub.conf to include "init=3" to the kernel options 3. reboot 4. boot fails with the following message: Red Hat nash version 4.1.9 starting WARNING: can't access 3 exec of init (3) failed!!!: 2 umount /initrd/dev failed: 2 Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! Actual results: boot fails Expected results: boot should start/continue Additional info: Disabling SELinux via /etc/sysconfig/selinux has no effect Putting runlevel 3 in /etc/inittab allow boot to complete (??)
init=3 isn't proper syntax, that says to use the binary "3" for init. You just want to add '3' to the boot options.