Re: error: open /dev/tty failed - could not set controlling tty: No such device or address

can you check /etc/securetty and see if any of the /dev/ttys are commented out?

On 7/26/07, Orlin Gueorguiev <orlin@baturov.com> wrote:
> i would assume u don't have enough virtual terminals to support all your
> users.
>
> how many tty-s (normally in /dev) do u have, do u get this error only when u
> have to many users?
>
> На 25.7.2007 19:44 Amalarasan Jayaraman пише:
> > Hi
> >
> >   I am using OpenSSH_4.5p1, OpenSSL 0.9.8d 28 Sep 2006
> > on solaris 8 sparc Generic_117350-44.
> >
> >   Very frequently I see this error message in
> > /var/adm/messages file
> >
> > error: open /dev/tty failed - could not set
> > controlling tty: No such device or address
> >
> >   Also users are getting this error when then try to
> > ssh to remote hosts from this host
> >
> > ssh -l username -L 1080:localhost:1080 -L
> > 8080:localhost:8080 -L 8888:localhost:8888 remotehost
> > Permission denied, please try again.
> > Permission denied, please try again.
> > Permission denied (publickey,password).
> >
> > It doesn't prompt for password, instead it just throws
> > this error and returns to the prompt.
> >
> > Any clues on this problem?.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Amal
> >
> >
> >
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