Re: can't open pseudo-tty

[sam <hari@shellyeah.org>]

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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