Re: [TCLUG:5645] need more ptys

[Ben Luey <lueyb@carleton.edu>]

I have: 

CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y
CONFIG_UNIX98_PTY_COUNT=256

options in .config and that is the only reference to pty in the file. How
can I check how many I have and how many are in use?



On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Peter Lukas wrote:

> This is a kernel configuration problem.  It is in the make config where
> you specify howmany ptys you want.  It should default to 256, so something
> must be wrong with your .config in /usr/src/linux-2.2.7/
> 
> Peter Lukas
> 
> On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Ben Luey wrote:
> 
> > Same problem with different servers. This started when I started some
> > filtering with ipchains, could this be affecting it? It seems to died at
> > the spawn command, before any network activity though.
> > 
> > On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Ben Kochie wrote:
> > 
> > > ummmm.. sounds like the remote server has problems
> > > 
> > > Thank You,
> > >         Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)
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> > > On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Ben Luey wrote:
> > > 
> > > > I have a simple expect script to log me into a server, just now when I ran
> > > > it I got:
> > > > 
> > > > [lueyb@pclueyb bin]$ veblen
> > > > spawn telnet veblen.carleton.edu
> > > > The system has no more ptys.  Ask your system administrator to create 
> > > > more.
> > > >     while executing
> > > > "spawn telnet veblen.carleton.edu"
> > > >     (file "/home/lueyb/bin/veblen" line 46)
> > > > [lueyb@pclueyb bin]$                           
> > > > 
> > > > I just recompiled my kernel under 2.2.7 -- what does this mean and what do
> > > > I do?
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > 
> > > > Ben
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > Ben Luey
> > > > lueyb@carleton.edu
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> > > > 
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Ben Luey
lueyb@carleton.edu
ICQ: 19144397

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