The insights-client service fails to start with error Failed with result 'start-limit-hit'

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Issue

  • The insights-client service 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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