[gentoo-user] eterm issue

[gentoo-user] eterm issue

[Arek Murzyn]

Hi

I've done something recently on my gentoo and I don't remember what but till
that moment I cannot run Eterm or xterm when logged as user. When logged as
root everything is working. This issue is known on the web but solutions
does not satisfy me Eterm.
There are messages:
"Can't open pseudo-tty --No such file or directory"
"Unable to run sub-command"
Then Eterm window raises and there is only "Hit any key to exit"
I checked:
- /dev/pty is compiled in kernel
- /dev/pty directory exists and all files within
- symbolic links in /dev exists too
- changed rights to all these files to rwxrwxrwx - nothing helped
2.6.12r6, 2005.0
What can I do more? Changin debugging level in Eterm gives nothing.

Help!

Arek

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Re: [gentoo-user] eterm issue

[Luke Albers]

On Fri, 2005-08-05 at 15:58 +0200, Arek Murzyn wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I've done something recently on my gentoo and I don't remember what but till
> that moment I cannot run Eterm or xterm when logged as user. When logged as
> root everything is working. This issue is known on the web but solutions
> does not satisfy me Eterm.
> There are messages:
> "Can't open pseudo-tty --No such file or directory"
> "Unable to run sub-command"
> Then Eterm window raises and there is only "Hit any key to exit"
> I checked:
> - /dev/pty is compiled in kernel
> - /dev/pty directory exists and all files within
> - symbolic links in /dev exists too
> - changed rights to all these files to rwxrwxrwx - nothing helped
> 2.6.12r6, 2005.0
> What can I do more? Changin debugging level in Eterm gives nothing.
> 

This sounds a lot like a problem I had a while ago.  Noone could help
me, so I ended up reinstalling.

Sorry

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Re: [gentoo-user] eterm issue

[Bob Sanders]

On Fri, 5 Aug 2005 15:58:11 +0200
"Arek Murzyn" <admin@haldon.pl> wrote:

> I've done something recently on my gentoo and I don't remember what but till
> that moment I cannot run Eterm or xterm when logged as user. When logged as
> root everything is working. This issue is known on the web but solutions
> does not satisfy me Eterm.
> There are messages:
> "Can't open pseudo-tty --No such file or directory"
> "Unable to run sub-command"
> Then Eterm window raises and there is only "Hit any key to exit"
> I checked:
> - /dev/pty is compiled in kernel
> - /dev/pty directory exists and all files within
> - symbolic links in /dev exists too
> - changed rights to all these files to rwxrwxrwx - nothing helped
> 2.6.12r6, 2005.0
> What can I do more? Changin debugging level in Eterm gives nothing.
>

Did you use Unix98 PTY or Legacy (BSD) Pty? 
Also, are you using udev?
And you have Virtual terminal?

fwiw - I haven't seen it here with Unix98 ptys, udev, and 2.6.12-r4.

Bob 
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Re: [gentoo-user] eterm issue

[Arek Murzyn]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Sanders" <rmsand@concentric.net>
To: <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 2:52 AM
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] eterm issue


> On Fri, 5 Aug 2005 15:58:11 +0200
> "Arek Murzyn" <admin@haldon.pl> wrote:
>
> > I've done something recently on my gentoo and I don't remember what but
till
> > that moment I cannot run Eterm or xterm when logged as user. When logged
as
> > root everything is working. This issue is known on the web but solutions
> > does not satisfy me Eterm.
> > There are messages:
> > "Can't open pseudo-tty --No such file or directory"
> > "Unable to run sub-command"
> > Then Eterm window raises and there is only "Hit any key to exit"
> > I checked:
> > - /dev/pty is compiled in kernel
> > - /dev/pty directory exists and all files within
> > - symbolic links in /dev exists too
> > - changed rights to all these files to rwxrwxrwx - nothing helped
> > 2.6.12r6, 2005.0
> > What can I do more? Changin debugging level in Eterm gives nothing.
> >
>
> Did you use Unix98 PTY or Legacy (BSD) Pty?
> Also, are you using udev?
> And you have Virtual terminal?
>
> fwiw - I haven't seen it here with Unix98 ptys, udev, and 2.6.12-r4.

I use udev and Legacy(BSD) with 2.6.12-r6. How to check if I use virtual
terminal?
How to switch to Unix98 - I can't find this option in menuconfig.
Very strange is that root can open eterm without problems, any user (even
with additional group 'root') can't.
I see some messages in logs about pam authentication. Could it be related to
that?

Thanks,

Arek




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Re: [gentoo-user] eterm issue

[YoYo siska]

On Mon, Aug 08, 2005 at 09:01:09AM +0200, Arek Murzyn wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Sanders" <rmsand@concentric.net>
> To: <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 2:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] eterm issue
> 
> 
> > On Fri, 5 Aug 2005 15:58:11 +0200
> > "Arek Murzyn" <admin@haldon.pl> wrote:
> >
> > > I've done something recently on my gentoo and I don't remember what but
> till
> > > that moment I cannot run Eterm or xterm when logged as user. When logged
> as
> > > root everything is working. This issue is known on the web but solutions
> > > does not satisfy me Eterm.
> > > There are messages:
> > > "Can't open pseudo-tty --No such file or directory"
> > > "Unable to run sub-command"
> > > Then Eterm window raises and there is only "Hit any key to exit"
> > > I checked:
> > > - /dev/pty is compiled in kernel
> > > - /dev/pty directory exists and all files within
> > > - symbolic links in /dev exists too
> > > - changed rights to all these files to rwxrwxrwx - nothing helped
> > > 2.6.12r6, 2005.0
> > > What can I do more? Changin debugging level in Eterm gives nothing.
> > >
> >
> > Did you use Unix98 PTY or Legacy (BSD) Pty?
> > Also, are you using udev?
> > And you have Virtual terminal?
> >
> > fwiw - I haven't seen it here with Unix98 ptys, udev, and 2.6.12-r4.
> 
> I use udev and Legacy(BSD) with 2.6.12-r6. How to check if I use virtual
> terminal?
> How to switch to Unix98 - I can't find this option in menuconfig.
> Very strange is that root can open eterm without problems, any user (even
> with additional group 'root') can't.
> I see some messages in logs about pam authentication. Could it be related to
> that?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Arek
> 
> 

I had such a problem after an upgrade of udev. I didn't run etc-update
and with the old config udev just made the ptys with wrong permissions

after etc-update and a reboot with the new udev config all was well
again...

yoyo

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Re: [gentoo-user] eterm issue

[Arek Murzyn]

YoYo siska wrote:

>On Mon, Aug 08, 2005 at 09:01:09AM +0200, Arek Murzyn wrote:
>  
>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Bob Sanders" <rmsand@concentric.net>
>>To: <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
>>Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 2:52 AM
>>Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] eterm issue
>>
>>
>>    
>>
>>>On Fri, 5 Aug 2005 15:58:11 +0200
>>>"Arek Murzyn" <admin@haldon.pl> wrote:
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>I've done something recently on my gentoo and I don't remember what but
>>>>        
>>>>
>>till
>>    
>>
>>>>that moment I cannot run Eterm or xterm when logged as user. When logged
>>>>        
>>>>
>>as
>>    
>>
>>>>root everything is working. This issue is known on the web but solutions
>>>>does not satisfy me Eterm.
>>>>There are messages:
>>>>"Can't open pseudo-tty --No such file or directory"
>>>>"Unable to run sub-command"
>>>>Then Eterm window raises and there is only "Hit any key to exit"
>>>>I checked:
>>>>- /dev/pty is compiled in kernel
>>>>- /dev/pty directory exists and all files within
>>>>- symbolic links in /dev exists too
>>>>- changed rights to all these files to rwxrwxrwx - nothing helped
>>>>2.6.12r6, 2005.0
>>>>What can I do more? Changin debugging level in Eterm gives nothing.
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>Did you use Unix98 PTY or Legacy (BSD) Pty?
>>>Also, are you using udev?
>>>And you have Virtual terminal?
>>>
>>>fwiw - I haven't seen it here with Unix98 ptys, udev, and 2.6.12-r4.
>>>      
>>>
>>I use udev and Legacy(BSD) with 2.6.12-r6. How to check if I use virtual
>>terminal?
>>How to switch to Unix98 - I can't find this option in menuconfig.
>>Very strange is that root can open eterm without problems, any user (even
>>with additional group 'root') can't.
>>I see some messages in logs about pam authentication. Could it be related to
>>that?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Arek
>>
>>
>>    
>>
>
>I had such a problem after an upgrade of udev. I didn't run etc-update
>and with the old config udev just made the ptys with wrong permissions
>
>after etc-update and a reboot with the new udev config all was well
>again...
>
>  
>
Thanks, could you send me your config file when ude is working?

Br,

Arek
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Re: [gentoo-user] eterm issue

[Arek Murzyn]

Arek Murzyn wrote:

> YoYo siska wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Aug 08, 2005 at 09:01:09AM +0200, Arek Murzyn wrote:
>>
>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Sanders" 
>>> <rmsand@concentric.net>
>>> To: <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 2:52 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] eterm issue
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 5 Aug 2005 15:58:11 +0200
>>>> "Arek Murzyn" <admin@haldon.pl> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I've done something recently on my gentoo and I don't remember 
>>>>> what but
>>>>>
>>> till
>>>
>>>>> that moment I cannot run Eterm or xterm when logged as user. When 
>>>>> logged
>>>>>
>>> as
>>>
>>>>> root everything is working. This issue is known on the web but 
>>>>> solutions
>>>>> does not satisfy me Eterm.
>>>>> There are messages:
>>>>> "Can't open pseudo-tty --No such file or directory"
>>>>> "Unable to run sub-command"
>>>>> Then Eterm window raises and there is only "Hit any key to exit"
>>>>> I checked:
>>>>> - /dev/pty is compiled in kernel
>>>>> - /dev/pty directory exists and all files within
>>>>> - symbolic links in /dev exists too
>>>>> - changed rights to all these files to rwxrwxrwx - nothing helped
>>>>> 2.6.12r6, 2005.0
>>>>> What can I do more? Changin debugging level in Eterm gives nothing.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Did you use Unix98 PTY or Legacy (BSD) Pty?
>>>> Also, are you using udev?
>>>> And you have Virtual terminal?
>>>>
>>>> fwiw - I haven't seen it here with Unix98 ptys, udev, and 2.6.12-r4.
>>>>
>>> I use udev and Legacy(BSD) with 2.6.12-r6. How to check if I use 
>>> virtual
>>> terminal?
>>> How to switch to Unix98 - I can't find this option in menuconfig.
>>> Very strange is that root can open eterm without problems, any user 
>>> (even
>>> with additional group 'root') can't.
>>> I see some messages in logs about pam authentication. Could it be 
>>> related to
>>> that?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Arek
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I had such a problem after an upgrade of udev. I didn't run etc-update
>> and with the old config udev just made the ptys with wrong permissions
>>
>> after etc-update and a reboot with the new udev config all was well
>> again...
>>
>>
>>
> Thanks, could you send me your config file when ude is working?
>
> Br,
>
> Arek

It worked (there has not been done etc-update after udev upgrade).

Arek
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Re: [gentoo-user] eterm issue

[Bob Sanders]

On Mon, 8 Aug 2005 09:01:09 +0200
"Arek Murzyn" <admin@haldon.pl> wrote:

> 

> 
> I use udev and Legacy(BSD) with 2.6.12-r6. How to check if I use virtual
> terminal?
> How to switch to Unix98 - I can't find this option in menuconfig.

	It's on the same menu, just above the BSD pseudo terms.
	The path is - 
	Device Drivers -->
		Character Devices -->

	The Virtual terminal option is there as well.

> Very strange is that root can open eterm without problems, any user (even
> with additional group 'root') can't.
> I see some messages in logs about pam authentication. Could it be related to
> that?
> 

Yes.  I don't run pam, thus can't help with that one.  Pam_login sets up
permissions somewhat dynamically upon a user's login.

Bob
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