rlogin problem

[Bruno Misculin Rosamili]

Hi,

if I try to connect to a system with rlogin I got "rlogind: Unable to allocate pty on remote host", if I try with telnet works fine.
What does it means?

Bye

[PIYUSH D. PATEL · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Check whether the ftp service is enabled on the remote server in /etc/services files and /etc/inetd.conf file.

You are running out of pts drivers on the server. Do this

a) Check the number of pty/s drivers that are created in /dev/pty and /dev/pts :-
# ls *|wc -l
Most likely you'll get 60 (ie the default).

b) Increase the count to say 200
# cd /dev
# insf -n200 -dpty0
# insf -n200 -dpty1
# insf -d pts -s 200 -e

c) Now try to login again.

HPUX 11 introduced the 'nstrtel' parameter which must also be utilised.

# cd /dev
# insf ???d pty ???s 1024 ???e ???v
# insf ???d ptm ???s 1024 ???e ???v
# insf -d telm ???s 1024 ???e ???v
# insf -d tels ???s 1024 ???e -v

Piyush

[Helen French]

This document may be helpful (TKB #A5399288):

http://support1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000027709246

[S.K. Chan]

You ran out of of pts driver. Do this to verify and if needed increase the pty/s drivers.
a) In SAM->KernelConfig->Drivers
Make sure "ptm", "pts" and "ptem" are in the kernel. If not add them and rebuilt/reboot your machine.
b) After a) is done ..check the number of pty/s drivers ..

# cd /dev/pty
# ls *|wc -l
# cd /dev/pts
# ls *|wc -l

The default should be 60 and if that's the case increase them .. (say to 200)

# cd /dev
# insf -n200 -dpty0
# insf -n200 -dpty1
# insf -d pts -s 200 -e

[MANOJ SRIVASTAVA]

Hi Bruno


It looks like the npty is maxed out

check for the setting like like


ls /dev/pty | wc -l

and to increase it :

cd /dev
insf -n300 -dpty0
insf -n300 -dpty1
insf -d pts -s 300 -e

this will increse it to 3000 from the default ,


Manoj Srivastava