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From: resnick@lees.cogsci.uiuc.edu (Pete Resnick)
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Subject: Re: rt 2.2.1 ptys
Keywords: xinit needs ptys
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Date: 10 Aug 90 18:12:42 GMT
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majec@peyote.cactus.org (Majec Systems) writes:
>If I issue xinit, X-windows will allow me to open 12
>windows and then no more. When exiting X there is a message on the
>screen saying no ptys were available. If I loggout and log back in
>the
>devices command shows all 12 ptys, but x will not open a window and on
>exit the message is "no ptys were available". I cain't find out the
>problem. I am a novice... but have RTFM many many times . Help please
>Thanks.
>Eg 

Every time you open an aixterm window, you must use one pty for each
terminal process you have just created. That means that if you have
12 pty's, you have 12 login sessions (they are not really logins, but...).
Either way, you will have to increase the number of pty's if you want
more (which means modifying some files like /etc/master and others).
E-mail to me if you need those directions.

pr
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