Re: strange pty error
Ulrik De Bie (winmute@atlantique.venturi.net)
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 21:24:39 +0100
> ive been restoring a hacked machine for a while now (grumble)
> it runs linux 2.2.5-15, ipchains..
> now the thing is i got this wierd error after reboot
> ssh root@****
> root's password:
> Failed to allocate pty!
>
> and after that i enabled telnet and then i got
>
> Escape character is '^]'.
> telnetd: All network ports in use.
> Connection closed by foreign host.
>
> realy wierd since i havent allocated all the ports..
> anyone who could help me ?
you did a partial upgrade .. check devpts vs old pty style ..
you probably have an incompatibilty
Open in your source tree the file:
Documentation/Changes
look for DEVPTS
the answer is probably there.
kind regards,
Ulrik
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