Re: Out of ptys??

david parsons (o.r.c@p.e.l.l.p.o.r.t.l.a.n.d.o.r.u.s)
16 Aug 1998 00:10:51 -0700

In article <linux.kernel.Pine.LNX.4.02.9808141715110.14589-100000@neko.binary9.net>,
Nicholas J. Leon <nicholas@binary9.net> wrote:
>On Fri, 14 Aug 1998, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
>
> #
> # This system has been running 2.1.115 for awhile and it seems to work
> # I just updated another machine, identical hardware, etc.
> # It does not work.
> #
> # # rlogin quark
> # rlogind: Out of ptys. <------------ What the hell!
>
>The major number from pty's has changed from 4 to 3 & 2 in 2.1.115.

I don't know who did this, but, please, change the major numbers
back; having to manually redo all the /dev entries for ptys
every time you toggle the system between a <2.1.115 and >=2.1.115
kernel will get old really fast.

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david parsons \bi/ This is another case where devfs comes in handy.
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