Error:: "Esc is Already Running"

If you got the error after rebooting the Linux Machine, just follow the follow the given steps....

1) On command prompt...
     # rpm -qi esc
O/P:::

Name        : esc                          Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 1.1.0                             Vendor: CentOS
Release     : 9.el5                         Build Date: Thu 03 Sep 2009 11:59:48 PM IST
Install Date: Tue 24 Nov 2009 05:37:13 AM IST      Build Host: builder10.centos.org
Group       : Applications/Internet         Source RPM: esc-1.1.0-9.el5.src.rpm
Size        : 1211315                          License: GPL
Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Sun 20 Sep 2009 09:23:30 AM IST, Key ID a8a447dce8562897
URL         : http://directory.fedora.redhat.com/wiki/CoolKey
Summary     : Enterprise Security Client Smart Card Client
Description :
Enterprise Security Client allows the user to enroll and manage their
cryptographic smartcards.

2.) Now remove package from yum..

# yum remove esc


regards
Kuldeep Sharma

Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! " Error

Follow the following steps.
1. Once you are at the grub screen, press c for command line.
2. On command line execute the following commands.
find /grub/stage2
find /etc/hosts
This will provide you the boot partition & the root partition nos. in the format (hd0,2) etc
If the root partition & boot partitions are same then execute the following commands.
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-kernel version ro root=/dev/hda3
initrd /boot/initrd-version
boot
if the boot & root partitions are different then replace the root=/dev/hda3 with the value you get for root partition i.e. if you get (hd0,5) then replace the value with /dev/hda6.
If you still get the kernel panic message, recreate the initrd image using the mkinitrd command.

Hope this will work. 

Regards 

Kuldeep Sharma