From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 8 17:30:32 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44F1116A401 for ; Sat, 8 Apr 2006 17:30:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1C7143D6E for ; Sat, 8 Apr 2006 17:30:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k38HUQtX013501 for ; Sat, 8 Apr 2006 17:30:26 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k38HUQ4C013495; Sat, 8 Apr 2006 17:30:26 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2006 17:30:26 GMT Message-Id: <200604081730.k38HUQ4C013495@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org From: Chris Lightfoot Cc: Subject: Re: docs/82296: ttys(5) man page misleads about use for non-getty processes X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Chris Lightfoot List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2006 17:30:32 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/82296; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Chris Lightfoot To: Giorgos Keramidas 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 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)