Starting udev hangs on boot when ldap logins are configured in RHEL?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • udev hangs on boot
  • When booting, the system hangs on "Starting udev" for several minutes before continuing.
  • It may also hang with message:

    INIT: version 2.86 booting
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4 and 5
  • ldap logins configured through PAM

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