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From: ross@cancol.oz (Ross Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: Dterm logins freezing up (anyone else seen this?)
Keywords: Dterm v5.0 sr10.2
Message-ID: <345@cancol.oz>
Date: 12 Apr 90 01:01:48 GMT
References: <344@cancol.oz>
Organization: Info. Sci. and Eng., University of Canberra
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In article <344@cancol.oz>, root@cancol.oz (That's me) writes:
> Help please!
> 
> I have 2 dcpi servers (DN3500,4500 at sr10.2) each carrying 8 PCs
> running DPCI dpcinet version 5.0. Everything works fine initially,
> until dterm starts freezing up at login time, ie. at the point
> before the banner message appears and the login: prompt but after
> the inverted text status lines appear. NOTE: Dterm logins are 
> possible for a while initially, but almost every day I'm having to 
> kill and restart the PCI server processes and reboot all the PCs.
>
Another clue:

I find the following 3 entries in the /usr/adm/dpci_error_log file
(there are others which are identical).
Can anyone interpret the the last entry, what does it mean "creating
a temporary pty"?

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Entry created on  11-Apr-1990 09:40:51     Node id: 1CF47     Process name: dpcinet_server_15201

DOMAIN(R)/PCI(TM) DTERM   5.00 October 31, 1989   3:07:58 pm
********************************************************************************
Entry created on  11-Apr-1990 09:40:51     Node id: 1CF47     Process name: dpcinet_server_15201

SERVER/DTERM: PC DTERM revision 5.00.
********************************************************************************
Entry created on  11-Apr-1990 09:40:52     Node id: 1CF47     Process name: dpcinet_server_15201

SERVER/DTERM: Couldn't open a pty device, creating a temporary pty - name not found (stream manager/IOS)
********************************************************************************

Thanks again,
Perplexed