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sysvinit package

  1. Bug #338071 (failedtoforkpty)
  2. Comment #20

Comment 20 for bug 338071

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ant1matter (abstractryan) wrote : Re: [Bug 338071] Re: update manager "Error failed to fork pty"

try adding the following line to /etc/fstab (as root)

devpts /dev/pts devpts (rw,noexec,nosuid,git=5,mode=620)

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On Apr 2, 2009, at 6:46 AM, caj420 wrote:

> I just upgraded to the Jaunty Beta yesterday and have the EXACT same
> problems as described above. Both the update manager and terminal
> give
> me the same problems.
>
> --
> update manager "Error failed to fork pty"
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/338071
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