Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 17:30:26 GMT From: Chris Lightfoot <chris@ex-parrot.com> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/82296: ttys(5) man page misleads about use for non-getty processes Message-ID: <200604081730.k38HUQ4C013495@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/82296; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Chris Lightfoot <chris@ex-parrot.com> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@freebsd.org> Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/82296: ttys(5) man page misleads about use for non-getty processes Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 18:28:11 +0100 On Sat, Apr 08, 2006 at 12:09:32AM +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2005-06-15 21:44, Chris Lightfoot <chris@ex-parrot.com> wrote: > > The ttys(5) man page states in respect of each line of /etc/ttys, > > > > The first field is normally the name of the terminal special file as it > > is found in /dev. However, it can be any arbitrary string when the asso- > > ciated command is not related to a tty. > > > > However, this is not true -- the new_session command in init.c will > > drop any /etc/ttys line whose first field does not give the name of a > > file in /dev which can be opened: (line 937 et seq) > > Is this still true on the 5.X branch? I've just tested on CURRENT and > the following entry worked as expected, even though I certainly don't > have a /dev/nproc device node: > > nproc "/root/script" unknown on secure hmm. The machine where I encountered the problem is 5.2.1-RELEASE. I haven't tried on anything subsequent. -- ``Ashford Skiing Club is cancelled this evening due to the snow.'' (allegedly heard on local radio in Kent)home | help
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