From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 25 Aug 2001 13:05:21 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 25 Aug 2001 13:05:11 -0400 Received: from 64-42-29-14.atgi.net ([64.42.29.14]:58629 "HELO mail.clouddancer.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sat, 25 Aug 2001 13:05:01 -0400 To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Strange login problems with recent -ac kernels In-Reply-To: <9m8j3i$7m$1@ns1.clouddancer.com> In-Reply-To: <20010825070117.A8826@bessie.localdomain> <9m8j3i$7m$1@ns1.clouddancer.com> Reply-To: klink@clouddancer.com Message-Id: <20010825170517.17AC7783EE@mail.clouddancer.com> Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 10:05:17 -0700 (PDT) From: klink@clouddancer.com (Colonel) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In clouddancer.list.kernel, Jim wrote: > > Recently when I login to the first virtual console, I will sometimes get >a message like this: > > bessie login: jlnance > Last login: Fri Aug 24 12:37:18 from hazard > Warning: no access to tty (Inappropriate ioctl for device). > Thus no job control in this shell. > >The only thing that has changed recently has been the kernels, so I assume >that it has something to do with them. Right now I am running 2.4.8-ac9 but >it also happened with -ac7. I dont remember ever seeing it before that. >It does not happen every time, and it seems to only occur on the ctrl-alt-F1 >vitrual console. Does anyone have any ideas? I've been seeing that message pop up in xterms whenever root has su'ed to some username over several kernel versions (probably back into 2.4.4). Job control has always been fine and I've never noticed any problems. Perhaps our login utilities are out of date. -- Windows 2001: "I'm sorry Dave ... I'm afraid I can't do that."