Re: 2.4.12 ... 2.4.16, /dev/tty

[Yaroslav Popovitch]

I also tested my 2.4.10-17 for tty bug,it was there.And I found that bug
exists if I do the full installation of our distributive.

> Hi,
> 
> still having problems (starting with kernel 2.4.12) with
> the /dev/tty device:
> 
> When logging in on the console and trying the "ps" command,
> is will list  _all_ processes and not only those which are
> attached to the controlling terminal. This seemed a little
> bit suspicious.
> 
> Now, trying
> 
>         echo some text >/dev/tty
> 
> returns 
> 
>         bash: /dev/tty: No such device or address
> 
> Now trying the command
> 
>         tty
> 
> says 
> 
>         /dev/tty1
> 
> Now, I tried
> 
>         echo some text >/dev/tty1
> 
> It echoed correctly
> 
>         some text
> 
> on the console.
> 
> Then, I tried
> 
>         echo some text >/dev/tty
> 
> Now (!!!???) it echoes correctly "some text".
> 
> It seems that the cmd
> 
>         echo some text > `tty`
> 
> will repair something, but I don't no what and why.
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------
> 
> The above described problem first appeared with Kernel 2.4.12,
> I tried the following kernels (now 2.4.16), BUT WITH NO SUCCESS.
> Kernel 2.4.10 was _not buggy_.
> 
> Additionally, the problem does not arise on all my LINUX workstations,
> but only on some. And it does not depend on the harware platform.
> And is does not depend on the distribution. Both on RedHat 7.1 ans
> Redhat 7.2 having the problem.
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> Joachim Backes
> 
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