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Re: [TCLUG:5645] need more ptys
I just ran
/usr/sbin/fuser -u -v -m /dev/pty*
and every /dev/pty?? has the same list of lots of programs using it. Does
this mean that every program is using every /dev/pty?? I have, or ...?
I have 256 /dev/pty??, but they all seem full.
Any ideas?
Ben
/dev/ptyzf root 1 ....m init
root 73 ....m kerneld
root 160 ....m portmap
root 165 ....m cannaserver
root 176 ....m syslogd
root 185 ....m klogd
root 196 ....m atd
root 207 ....m crond
root 218 ....m inetd
root 229 ....m named
root 233 ....m sshd
root 244 ....m lpd
root 265 ....m amd
root 316 ....m sendmail
root 328 ....m httpd
root 334 ....m httpd
root 337 ....m xfstt
root 350 ....m mingetty
root 351 ....m mingetty
root 352 ....m mingetty
root 353 ....m mingetty
root 354 ....m mingetty
root 356 ....m update
root 480 ....m login
lueyb 481 fr.e. bash
lueyb 492 fr.e. startx
lueyb 493 fr..m xinit
root 494 ....m X
root 497 ....m xfstt
root 498 ....m rxvt
lueyb 499 fr.e. bash
lueyb 500 fr..m wmaker
lueyb 504 fr..m netscape
root 505 ....m rxvt
lueyb 506 fr..m gtcd
lueyb 508 fr..m licq
lueyb 509 fr..m wmifs
lueyb 511 frce. bash
lueyb 512 fr..m wmmail
lueyb 513 fr..m wmmail
lueyb 514 fr..m wmcdplay
lueyb 515 fr..m wmmon
lueyb 516 fr..m wmclock
lueyb 526 fr..m netscape
lueyb 549 fr..m wmmixer
lueyb 550 fr..m wmx11amp
lueyb 556 fr.e. acroread
root 592 ....m rxvt
lueyb 593 fr.e. bash
lueyb 595 fr..m rc5des
lueyb 596 fr..m rc5des
lueyb 597 fr..m rc5des
root 601 ....m rxvt
lueyb 602 fr.e. bash
root 923 ....m rxvt
lueyb 924 fr.e. bash
root 953 ....m dhcpcd
lueyb 1046 frc.m fetchmail
root 1067 ....m rxvt
lueyb 1068 fr.e. bash
root 1163 ....m rxvt
lueyb 1164 fr.e. bash
root 1375 ....m trafshow
root 1444 ....m ncpmount
lueyb 1472 fr..m fuser
root kernel mount /proc
root kernel mount /home
root kernel mount /usr
[lueyb@pclueyb /dev]$
On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Ben Luey wrote:
> 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
> > > > > ICQ: 19144397
> > > > >
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Ben Luey
lueyb@carleton.edu
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