Re: TTY's

[Eric LeBlanc <inouk_(_at_)_toutatis_(_dot_)_igt_(_dot_)_net>]

I forgot:

dont forget to modify /etc/ttys and create new pty if needed:
cd /dev ; ./MAKEDEV pty1 ; ./MAKEDEV pty2 ; ./MAKEDEV pty3 ; ./MAKEDEV
pty4 ; ...

each MAKEDEV create 16 ptys

Eric

On Wed, 12 Sep 2001, Roelf Schreurs wrote:

> Is there a specific way the tty's are numbered? I have p1 to pf and q1 to 
> qf, will the next be r1 to rf? Will this allow more people to log in at the 
> same time if I just MAKEDEV the next 16 tty's??
> 
> At 13:00 12-9-2001 +0200, you wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 12, 2001 at 11:40:09AM +0200, Roelf Schreurs wrote:
>  > I would like to know if there is a limit on the allowed number of tty's
>  > allocated and if it can be increased. And how to increase it.
> 
> I believe you should use /dev/MAKEDEV to create more ptys.
> 
> Gtz
> Ward