Why am I getting "Id "x" respawning too fast: disabled 5 minutes" while trying to start graphical login?

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Issue

  • Could not start windows GUI, it goes back into line prompt, and keeps showing:
Id "x" is respawning too fast, disable every 5 minutes
  • When I try to change to run level 5 with "init 5", the X windows isn't displayed and I get "X is respawning too fast" messages.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • GNOME desktop environment group installed
  • System set to boot to run level 5 via /etc/inittab

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