The insights-client service fails to start with error Failed with result 'start-limit-hit'
Issue
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The
insights-clientservice consistently crashes even after multiple restarts with below error:insights-client.service - Insights Client Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/insights-client.service; static) Active: failed (Result: start-limit-hit) since Tue 2025-01-xx xx:xx:01 CET; 5h 4min ago Duration: 1min 153ms TriggeredBy: ● insights-client.timer Docs: man:insights-client(8) Process: 2651xxx ExecStart=/usr/bin/insights-client (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 2651xxx (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) CPU: 17.566s Jan xx xx:00:01 client.example.com systemd[1]: Failed to start Insights Client. Jan xx xx:30:01 client.example.com systemd[1]: insights-client.service: Start request repeated too quickly. Jan xx xx:30:01 client.example.com systemd[1]: insights-client.service: Failed with result 'start-limit-hit'.
Environment
- Red Hat Insights
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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