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From: Jamie Norwood <mistwolf@mushhaven.net>
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Subject: mesg: ttyname: Inappropriate ioctl for device
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I have a cron entry:

*/5 * * * *       $HOME/bin/pinggate >> /dev/null

Now, it runs every 5 minutes just fine and does exactly what it is supposed
to. However, every time it runs, I get an email with the message:

mesg: ttyname: Inappropriate ioctl for device

What is this trying to telll me and how do I fix it? Script is included
below in case it is something in the pinggate script.

Jamie

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#!/usr/local/bin/tcsh

ping -c 100 gateway > /tmp/pings/ping.`date +%m.%d.%H.%M`


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