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Re: can't open pseudo-tty



>>>>> "sam" == sam  <hari@shellyeah.org> writes:

    > I recently installed both wterm and eterm and I get the
    > following error when I try to run either of them:

    > resnet:~$ wterm wterm: can't open pseudo-tty wterm: aborting

    > resnet:~$ Eterm Eterm: Can't open pseudo-tty -- No such file or
    > directory Eterm: aborting

    > Both run normally as root. Is this a path issue?  permissions
    > issue?

On a hunch, check whether you have /dev/ptyXX.  Have you recently
recompiled your kernel?  If so, did you make say yes to having UNIX
ptys?

Not sure if this will help...

Marshal

    > ~Sam


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