Messages in this thread | | | From | (david parsons) | Subject | Re: Out of ptys?? | Date | 16 Aug 1998 00:10:51 -0700 |
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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.
____ david parsons \bi/ This is another case where devfs comes in handy. \/
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