Re: Missing /dev/gpmctl error

[Jeff Grossman <jeff@stikman.com>]

Ron Johnson wrote:
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> On 03/15/08 11:45, Jeff Grossman wrote:
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> > I recently noticed in my messages log file the following lines:
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> > Mar 15 09:42:12 apple mc: /dev/gpmctl: No such file or directory
> > Mar 15 09:42:12 apple mc: *** info
> > Mar 15 09:42:12 apple mc: /dev/gpmctl: No such file or directory
> > Mar 15 09:42:12 apple mc: *** err
> > Mar 15 09:42:12 apple mc: Oh, oh, it's an error! possibly I die!
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> > I am running Lenny and this must have changed with a recent update.  How
> > would I go about fixing this?  mc runs fine even with this error in the
> > log.
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> What happens if you restart gpm?
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After doing some research, it appears I do not have gpm installed.  This 
machine is strictly used as a server only using SSH or telnet to connect 
to it.  I have never had gpm installed.  How come mc or links (I 
realized links is also producing that error) now want gpm when it never 
did before?

Jeff