/dev/pts is basically Unix98 pseudo terminal support (or one part of it). All non-virtual terminal connections to your system (xterms, rxvt, telnet, ssh, etc) use this.
On Wed, 13 Feb 2002, scott.list wrote: > Thanks eddie: > > I may have not compiled in support for /dev/pts in the kernel, and it > was in the fstab file. When reading the help messages in menuconfig, > it sounded like I didn't need /dev/pts support. W > > What is /dev/pts for? Should I need it? > > Thanks very much for the time to reply and help. > > Scott > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eddie Strohmier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 11:44 AM > Subject: RE: "All telnet ports in use" error > > > > Scott: > > > > One thing to check is your /etc/fstab file. I received an error > similar > > to this long > > ago which said "all network ports in use" on a RH 6.0 machine. The > > problem was a > > corrupt line in /etc/fstab for /dev/pts. The line should read on a > RH > > 6.2 machine: > > > > none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 > > > > I think this would be a good place to look initially. > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > Eddie Strohmier > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > On Behalf Of scott.list > > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 12:04 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: "All telnet ports in use" error > > > > > > RH 7.1, I rebuilt my kernel to 2.4.17. After reboot all seems OK, > but I > > get a "all telnet ports in use" message when trying to telnet in. > There > > are no telnet ports in use. Can someone suggest what causes this so > I > > can fix it? > > > > Thanks, > > Scott > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Redhat-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- -Statux _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
