"get_pty: not enough ptys" error

iskenderoguz · 02-11-2015, 03:13 AM

I tried to open terminal using

Code:

xterm&

command. First four xterm commands work but when I typed xterm for fifth time, I get

Code:

xterm: Error 32, errno 2: No such file or directory
Reason: get_pty: not enough ptys
Exit 32

How can I solve this ?

my kernel is : debian 2.6.30

Keith Hedger · 02-11-2015, 07:56 PM

2.6.30 is a really old kernel upgrade your system before you do anything else, remember to back up important data first!

NevemTeve · 02-12-2015, 08:02 AM

Try this:

Code:

cat /proc/sys/kernel/pty/max /proc/sys/kernel/pty/nr

shevegen · 12-17-2019, 12:02 AM

I am running into this problem in an incomplete chroot environment, after having set:

export DISPLAY=:0.0

Not sure how to resolve this but I mention it if others find this thread here.

Edit: I just resolved it following LFS.

These were the commands:

export LFS=/Depot/Chroot

mknod -m 600 $LFS/dev/console c 5 1
mknod -m 666 $LFS/dev/null c 1 3
mount -v --bind /dev $LFS/dev
mount -vt devpts devpts $LFS/dev/pts -o gid=5,mode=620
mount -vt proc proc $LFS/proc
mount -vt sysfs sysfs $LFS/sys
mount -vt tmpfs tmpfs $LFS/run

Not sure which one solved it but now I can start xterm from the
chrooted environment. \o/

Kona Arctic · 09-10-2020, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shevegen

I am running into this problem in an incomplete chroot environment, after having set:

export DISPLAY=:0.0

Not sure how to resolve this but I mention it if others find this thread here.

Edit: I just resolved it following LFS.

These were the commands:

export LFS=/Depot/Chroot

mknod -m 600 $LFS/dev/console c 5 1
mknod -m 666 $LFS/dev/null c 1 3
mount -v --bind /dev $LFS/dev
mount -vt devpts devpts $LFS/dev/pts -o gid=5,mode=620
mount -vt proc proc $LFS/proc
mount -vt sysfs sysfs $LFS/sys
mount -vt tmpfs tmpfs $LFS/run

Not sure which one solved it but now I can start xterm from the
chrooted environment. \o/

Trying each in my chroot suggests it's

Code:

mount -vt devpts devpts $LFS/dev/pts -o gid=5,mode=620