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From: sauer@auschs.UUCP (Charlie Sauer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.rt
Subject: Re: Problem with X-windows
Message-ID: <2150@auschs.UUCP>
Date: 23 Apr 89 17:20:37 GMT
References: <82795LXB104@PSUVM>
Reply-To: sauer@auschs.UUCP (Charlie Sauer)
Organization: IBM AWD, Austin, TX
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In article <82795LXB104@PSUVM> LXB104@PSUVM.BITNET (Loren G. Brewster) writes:
>I type "xinit" to start up X-windows and after getting the X interface I
>briefly get a pull down menu then I suddenly quit out of X-windows and get
>the following error message;
>
>069-031 You have opened the "/usr/lpp/X/bin" window.
>xterm: out of pty's: No such file or directory
>
>I have tried increasing the pty's in the /etc/master as suggested but for no
>effect as I see.

By default, there are no pty /dev entries in AIX as shipped.  The devices 
command can be used to add them individually.  It is straightforward to use
tee to capture the appropriate input to devices and then use that as standard
input to devices to add a bunch of pty's.  I posted an example a while back and
could repost if there is enought interest.

Charlie
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