-bash-3.00# ls /dev/ptyp
ptyp0 ptyp6 ptypC ptypI ptypO ptypU ptypa ptypg ptypm ptyps ptypy
ptyp1 ptyp7 ptypD ptypJ ptypP ptypV ptypb ptyph ptypn ptypt ptypz
ptyp2 ptyp8 ptypE ptypK ptypQ ptypW ptypc ptypi ptypo ptypu
ptyp3 ptyp9 ptypF ptypL ptypR ptypX ptypd ptypj ptypp ptypv
ptyp4 ptypA ptypG ptypM ptypS ptypY ptype ptypk ptypq ptypw
ptyp5 ptypB ptypH ptypN ptypT ptypZ ptypf ptypl ptypr ptypx
-bash-3.00# ls /dev/pty* | wc -l
62
-bash-3.00#
I dont understand anything :)
-bash-3.00# sysctl kern.tty.maxptys
kern.tty.maxptys=992
-bash-3.00#
If they're 992, how can they run out ?
> >
> > On 1/5/06, Kim Onnel < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > > I have an OpenBSD 3.6 running as a jump-through host, people ssh in
> > > and
> > > telnet out
> > >
> > > users are systraced and they all use an expect script.
> > >
> > > I get this message when the users exceed the number of ptys (a-z.
> > > A-Z,0-9)
> > >
> > > The system has no more ptys. Ask your system administrator to create
> > > more.
> > >
> > > and at my messages log:
> > >
> > >
> > > Jan 5 11:52:50 bastion2 sshd[5072]: error: openpty: No such file or
> > > directory
> > > Jan 5 11:52:50 bastion2 sshd[3002]: error: session_pty_req: session 0
> > > alloc
> > > failed
> > > Jan 5 11:52:53 bastion2 sshd[13660]: error: openpty: No such file or
> > > directory
> > > Jan 5 11:52:53 bastion2 sshd[11094]: error: session_pty_req: session
> > > 0
> > > alloc failed
> > > Jan 5 11:53:08 bastion2 sshd[30104]: error: openpty: No such file or
> > > directory
> > > Jan 5 11:53:08 bastion2 sshd[4272]: error: session_pty_req: session 0
> > > alloc
> > > failed
> > > Jan 5 11:53:11 bastion2 sshd[21718]: error: openpty: No such file or
> > > directory
> > > Jan 5 11:53:11 bastion2 sshd[16534]: error: session_pty_req: session
> > > 0
> > > alloc failed
> > > Jan 5 11:53:20 bastion2 sshd[8419]: error: openpty: No such file or
> > > directory
> > > Jan 5 11:53:20 bastion2 sshd[25920]: error: session_pty_req: session
> > > 0
> > > alloc failed
> > > Jan 5 11:53:21 bastion2 sshd[6613]: error: openpty: No such file or
> > > directory
> > > Jan 5 11:53:21 bastion2 sshd[26402]: error: session_pty_req: session
> > > 0
> > > alloc failed
> > >
> > >
> > > What can i do to increase ptys ?
> > >
> > > googling shows people getting the same messgae and expect/gcc being
> > > involved, or is it just a system message ?
