Re: Unexpected EOF on devpts.sh

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Thanks for the response. The problem, as mentioned by several on this
list, was a bug in the devtps.sh file; there was a "{" where a "}"
should have been (or vice-versa).

Bruce Sass wrote:
> 
> > I don't have a /devpts line in /etc/fstab, on any of my
> > boxes. Is this something I need? What does it do?
> 
> I really don't know anything about it.
> I've been testing the boot floppies and noticed this in /etc/fstab:
> 
> # Uncomment the following entry if you use a 2.2.x or newer kernel for
> # UNIX98-style pty handling
> #none           /dev/pts        devpts  gid=5,mode=620                  0      0
> 
> --
> On Thu, 3 Feb 2000, Kent West wrote:
> > Bruce Sass wrote:
> > > I wonder if the /devpts line being commented out in /etc/fstab has
> > > anything to do with the problem.
> >
> > > On Thu, 3 Feb 2000, Kent West wrote:
> > > > When booting a Potato box, I'm getting the error:
> > > >   ./devpts.sh: line 63: syntax error: unexpected end of file
> > > > yet the file appears to be fine. I don't even know what
> > > > "devpts" is or does.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone know how to fix this error?