on Wed, May 19, 2004 at 01:33:43PM -0700, Sean O'Dell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > If I ssh into a machine as root, then su to a non-root user, then try to run > screen, I get this error: > > ????????Cannot?open?your?terminal?'/dev/pts/0'?-?please?check. > > I also get this error if I log into my local machine as root, then su to a > non-root user and try to run screen. > > However, if I either ssh into the remote machine, or log into the local > machine, directly as the non-root user, screen works fine. > > Both the local and remote machine are updated with the latest packages from > Debian, both unstable and testing. > > It's seems that, somehow, when I su to a non-root user, something changes > that prevents screen from working. > > Any ideas?
I've run into a number of issues with screen on remote sessions. One of these is related to incorrect permissions on the PTY device files. No specific guidance, but check/Google for this. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Work is the curse of the drinking class. - Oscar Wilde
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