I've had that problem on a number of machines. cd /dev; ./MAKEDEV std ; ./MAKEDEV generic
fixed all of them without changing anything else. cfm On Sat, Jan 22, 2000 at 09:33:05PM -0500, Michael G Schwern wrote: > The latest ssh package (1.2.1pre24-1) appears to have an odd problem: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ssh athens.arena.com > You have no controlling tty. Cannot read passphrase. > > > This problem occurs both in X (under xterm and Eterm) and on console. > I recompiled openssh 1.2.1pre24 from the Debian sources and got the > same problem (I didn't try just the original sources, though). > > I finally compiled the non-free ssh Debian source and it works okay > which leads me to believe its not my tty but OpenSSH. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Christopher F. Miller, Publisher [EMAIL PROTECTED] MaineStreet Communications, Inc 208 Portland Road, Gray, ME 04039 1.207.657.5078 http://www.maine.com/ Database publishing, e-commerce, office/internet integration, Debian linux.