Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 14:50:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Paul Saab <paul@mu.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: bin/20625: sshd can't allocate pty Message-ID: <200008152150.OAA11787@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/20625; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Paul Saab <paul@mu.org> To: dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bin/20625: sshd can't allocate pty Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2000 14:41:28 -0700 cd /dev sh MAKEDEV pty1 pty2 paul dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org (dirk.meyer@dinoex.sub.org) wrote: > > >Number: 20625 > >Category: bin > >Synopsis: sshd can't allocate pty > >Confidential: no > >Severity: non-critical > >Priority: medium > >Responsible: freebsd-bugs > >State: open > >Quarter: > >Keywords: > >Date-Required: > >Class: sw-bug > >Submitter-Id: current-users > >Arrival-Date: Tue Aug 15 14:30:01 PDT 2000 > >Closed-Date: > >Last-Modified: > >Originator: Dirk Meyer > >Release: FreeBSD 4.1-STABLE i386 > >Organization: > privat > >Environment: > > FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE i386 > FreeBSD 4.0-STABLE i386 > FreeBSD 4.1-STABLE i386 > > >Description: > > If number of used ptys < 16 all is okay. > If number of used ptys > 17 sshd can't allocate ptys > xterm (X-Free86-3.3.6) still can ... > files in /dev/ seems to exist and working. > > server: > sshd[488]: error: openpty: No such file or directory > sshd[488]: error: Failed to allocate pty. > sshd[538]: error: openpty: No such file or directory > sshd[538]: error: Failed to allocate pty. > > client: > Warning: Remote host failed or refused to allocate a pseudo tty. > Warning: no access to tty (Bad file descriptor). > Warning: Remote host failed or refused to allocate a pseudo tty. > Warning: no access to tty (Bad file descriptor). > > >How-To-Repeat: > > open more than 16 xterms, > then try to login via ssh. > > >Fix: > > none ... > > > >Release-Note: > >Audit-Trail: > >Unformatted: > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message -- Paul Saab Technical Yahoo paul@mu.org - ps@yahoo-inc.com - ps@freebsd.org Do You .. uhh .. Yahoo!? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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