Re: out of ptys
"J.H.M. Dassen" <jdassen@wi.leidenuniv.nl> writes:
> On Tue, Mar 23, 1999 at 10:51:53 -0500, Will Lowe wrote:
> > rlogind: Out of ptys.
>
> rlogind cannot allocate a pseudo-terminal, which is necessary for an
> interactive terminal session like "rlogin".
>
> This can e.g. happen if you've switched to glibc2.1, run a 2.2.x kernel
> compiled with UNIX98 support, but don't have a
> devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
> line in /etc/fstab.
Is it reasonable and possible to automate the change in /etc/fstab?
Many people will get hit with this problem. Documenting the problem
is not as effictive as it might seem. The rlogind message does not
make it obvious where to search for a solution to the problem.
--
Kevin Dalley
SETI Institute
kevin@seti.org
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