Server boots into runlevel 1 instead of 3

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Our server rebooted overnight into single user mode.
  • Intentionally rebooted this morning and once again booted into single user mode.
  • Nothing in grub telling it start in that mode.
  • From single user mode I was able to issue init 3 and got it to a usable state, but need to get the system to go to runlevel 3 by default on boot.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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