help

I really could use some help.  I rebooted the web server (it's running 7.2)
& during reboot i get a message on the screen "INIT:  Id "x" respawning too
fast:  disabled for 5 minutes".  I get this message repeatedly about every
5 minutes.  I read somewhere that it may have something to do with the
Gnome Display Manager.  I found some vague instructions on the web about
removing the PID file and any stray core files in the root & similar
directories.  How am I to know what files are stray?  I didn't even see a
PID file.  I'm really new to this if you can't tell.  I took over  the web
server administration without training, & am winging my way through most of
it.

I ran the red carpet updater before I rebooted it.  Someone please help me.

Thanks,
Gennifer