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From: wescott@Columbia.NCR.COM (Mike Wescott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ncr
Subject: Re: pg: cannot reopen stdout
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Date: 10 Apr 90 20:14:39 GMT
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In article <207@seachg.UUCP> jalsop@seachg.UUCP (John Alsop) writes:
> pg: cannot reopen stdout

> I occasionally get the above message using pg.  When it occurs, it persists
> until I log out and back in.

> Any one know what causes this?

The immediate cause is the inability to open /dev/tty.  This means that
there is no controlling terminal for that particular process group (login
session).  Do you run any programs that play games with the process group?
Or is this happening only on the console?  Are there messages from init(1m)
on the console as well?  Are there other programs opening up your tty?

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	-Mike Wescott
	 mike.wescott@ncrcae.Columbia.NCR.COM