Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site qubix.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!cca!decvax!decwrl!qubix!msc From: msc@qubix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: question about getpass Message-ID: <313@qubix.UUCP> Date: Fri, 10-Jun-83 10:28:21 EDT Article-I.D.: qubix.313 Posted: Fri Jun 10 10:28:21 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 11-Jun-83 12:07:25 EDT References: <903@uwvax.UUCP> Organization: Qubix Graphic Systems, Saratoga, CA Lines: 16 Opening /dev/tty will fail if the entry in u. identifying the controlling tty has not been set. It will also not work as expected if the entry has been set incorrectly. I found this out when I was implementing as a tty a video memory card and a separate serial keyboard. I accidentally set the controlling tty to be the keyboard device instead of the overall tty emulation device. The result was lots of entertainment. -- Mark ...{decvax,ucbvax}!decwrl!qubix!msc ...{ittvax,amd70}!qubix!msc decwrl!qubix!msc@Berkeley.ARPA