You (Carlos Carvalho) wrote: > The newer base packages create /dev/tty* with permission rw-rw----. > This causes an error when you try to open an xterm/rxvt window. They > quit with "couldn't open a pseudo-terminal" msg. I don't know whose > fault it is. > > However, the newest sysvinit has this command in the boot script: > > chmod 666 /dev/tty[pqrs]* > > So there seems to be a disagreement between the maintainers, no?
I think that /dev/ttyp* and /dev/pty* should be 666, otherwise every program using ptys would have to be setuid or setgid at least. While on the subject of /dev, Bruce, could you include more tty devices? The base package has isdn devices, soundblaster devices etc. but only ttyS0..3 are included. I happened to install a FourPort yesterday and had to make them by hand (tty4..7). The /etc/rc.boot/0setserial does indeed reference those ports but it doesn't print an error message if they're missing. Mike. -- Miquel van | Cistron Internet Services -- Alphen aan den Rijn. Smoorenburg, | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cistron.nl/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Tel: +31-172-419445 (Voice) 430979 (Fax) 442580 (Data)
