pty problem

[Stelios Bounanos]

 >>>>> On Fri, 14 Feb 2003 23:53:02 +0200, Pavlos Parissis
 >>>>> <p_pavlos at freemail.gr> was rumoured to have said:

 > Hello all,

 > Phga shmera na treksw thn script command kai phra error, san root mporw.
 > Eixa na trelsw script kati xronia kai den nomizw na exw treksei me to current
 > systima script.

 > [paul@~]$ script
 > openpty failed
 > Terminated
 > [paul@~]$ su
 > Password:
 > [root@/home/paul]# script
 > Script started, file is typescript
 > [root@/home/paul]# Script done, file is typescript

 > ephshs otan phga na kanw install to nessus mou petakse error oti den exw pty.
 > Sto /dev exw :
 > 0 crw-rw-rw-    1 root     tty        2, 176 Αύγ 30  2001 /dev/ptya0

[snip]

 > ...
 > ...

 > kamoia idea?

Wild guess: to /dev/pts einai mounted me swsta permissions?

Epishs mporeis grhgora na grapseis ena programmataki poy na kalei
thn openpty(3) kai meta thn perror an h prwth gyrisei -1, wste
na deis akribws poio einai to problhma.

 > Pavlos

Rgds,
/-sb.