Re: can't open pseudo-tty

[Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong <masee@usa.net>]

Well, here are the permissions for /dev/ptyXX

crw-rw-rw-    1 root     tty        2, 176 Mar  8 19:39 /dev/ptya0

I don't think that it should be a path issue.

marshal

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

    > As a matter of fact I have recently recompiled my kernel but
    > both Eterm and wterm work normally as root.

    > ~Sam

    > On 12 Apr 2000, Marshal Kar-Cheung Wong wrote:

    >> >>>>> "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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