Bug 20625
| Summary: | sshd can't allocate pty | ||
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| Product: | Base System | Reporter: | dirk.meyer <dirk.meyer> |
| Component: | bin | Assignee: | Kris Kennaway <kris> |
| Status: | Closed FIXED | ||
| Severity: | Affects Only Me | ||
| Priority: | Normal | ||
| Version: | 4.1-STABLE | ||
| Hardware: | Any | ||
| OS: | Any | ||
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Description
dirk.meyer
2000-08-15 22:30:01 UTC
cd /dev sh MAKEDEV pty1 pty2 paul dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org (dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org) wrote: > > >Number: 20625 > >Category: bin > >Synopsis: sshd can't allocate pty > >Confidential: no > >Severity: non-critical > >Priority: medium > >Responsible: freebsd-bugs > >State: open > >Quarter: > >Keywords: > >Date-Required: > >Class: sw-bug > >Submitter-Id: current-users > >Arrival-Date: Tue Aug 15 14:30:01 PDT 2000 > >Closed-Date: > >Last-Modified: > >Originator: Dirk Meyer > >Release: FreeBSD 4.1-STABLE i386 > >Organization: > privat > >Environment: > > FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE i386 > FreeBSD 4.0-STABLE i386 > FreeBSD 4.1-STABLE i386 > > >Description: > > If number of used ptys < 16 all is okay. > If number of used ptys > 17 sshd can't allocate ptys > xterm (X-Free86-3.3.6) still can ... > files in /dev/ seems to exist and working. > > server: > sshd[488]: error: openpty: No such file or directory > sshd[488]: error: Failed to allocate pty. > sshd[538]: error: openpty: No such file or directory > sshd[538]: error: Failed to allocate pty. > > client: > Warning: Remote host failed or refused to allocate a pseudo tty. > Warning: no access to tty (Bad file descriptor). > Warning: Remote host failed or refused to allocate a pseudo tty. > Warning: no access to tty (Bad file descriptor). > > >How-To-Repeat: > > open more than 16 xterms, > then try to login via ssh. > > >Fix: > > none ... > > > >Release-Note: > >Audit-Trail: > >Unformatted: > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message -- Paul Saab Technical Yahoo paul@mu.org - ps@yahoo-inc.com - ps@freebsd.org Do You .. uhh .. Yahoo!? Paul Saab wrote:, > cd /dev > sh MAKEDEV pty1 pty2 the device files already exist, otherwise xterm cant use it either. crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 6, 0 Aug 15 23:09 ptyp0 [...] crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 6, 31 Aug 15 09:15 ptypv [...] crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 6, 64 Aug 15 19:02 ptyr0 [...] crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 6, 95 Jun 23 07:53 ptyrv [...] crw--w---- 1 dm tty 5, 31 Aug 15 23:09 ttypv [...] crw--w---- 1 dm tty 5, 64 Aug 15 23:09 ttyr0 [...] crw-rw-rw- 1 root wheel 5, 95 Jun 23 07:53 ttyrv > > If number of used ptys < 16 all is okay. > > If number of used ptys > 17 sshd can't allocate ptys > > xterm (X-Free86-3.3.6) still can ... > > files in /dev/ seems to exist and working. Gruß Dirk - Dirk Meyer, Im Grund 4, 34317 Habichtswald, Tel 05606/6512 Q (voice) - Origin: DINOEX Habichtswald -FRG- [dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org] > > cd /dev
> > sh MAKEDEV pty1 pty2
>
> the device files already exist,
> otherwise xterm cant use it either.
>
> > > If number of used ptys < 16 all is okay.
> > > If number of used ptys > 17 sshd can't allocate ptys
> > > xterm (X-Free86-3.3.6) still can ...
> > > files in /dev/ seems to exist and working.
You could close the pr,
as the problem is related to the MAKDEV indeed.
The still working xterm was misleading me,
as it connected to /dev/ttyr?.
/dev/ttyq? was indeed missing,
despite I called MAKEDEV that way.
openpty breaks by the fist missing file.
kind regards Dirk
- Dirk Meyer, Im Grund 4, 34317 Habichtswald, Germany
Responsible Changed From-To: freebsd-bugs->kris Over to the maintainer. State Changed From-To: open->closed Closed on request. |
