PTY allocation request failed on channel 0


 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Operating Systems Solaris PTY allocation request failed on channel 0
# 1  
Old 12-16-2010
PTY allocation request failed on channel 0

Hello Admins,

Anybody faced this issue while logging through ssh on solaris:

I am getting this error now. I was able to logged in before. Now I am getting this error.


Any idea?
# 2  
Old 12-16-2010
Yep - you probably just need to increase the number of ptys - look here
# 3  
Old 12-19-2010
I did increased the no..but no luck.....

Any other idea?
# 4  
Old 12-19-2010
Perhaps something is hogging them all. Do you have a bunch of defunct processes hanging around?
Login or Register to Ask a Question

Previous Thread | Next Thread

9 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. Programming

COBOL: DIRECT: Memory allocation failed

Hi Guys, i got hit this error when try to compile COBOL source inside SUN solaris server DIRECT: Memory allocation failed i got search for the solution n some say to set umask=022 inside .profile, i already set it but the error still exist i really appreciate ur kindness for the... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: shyfull
3 Replies

2. Solaris

Block-based allocation and Extent-based allocation in Solaris

Hi guys! Could you tell me what's this figure about? (See the attached figure below.) This is a representation of block allocation filesystem and extent allocation filesystem in Solaris. Does this mean that in a block-based allocation, data are placed in individual blocks while in... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: arah
0 Replies

3. Programming

Race condition with PTY

I've been experimenting with pseudo-terminals and found something I don't quite understand. Writing an EOF character to the master end doesn't work quite as I expect. Once I've written any other data, the master pty seems to treat a single ^D as a seperator, i.e. writing "abcabc" would let cat do... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Corona688
1 Replies

4. Programming

dynamic allocation vs static allocation in c

i wrote a tiny version of tail command using a large buffer statically allocated but, in a second time, i found another version in which i use a bidimensional array dynamically allocated. here is the first version /*my tiny tail, it prints the last 5 line of a file */ #include<stdio.h>... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: lucasclaus
4 Replies

5. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

use of tty and pty files

Hi, According to my understanding tty files that are available in /dev directory are terminals that are given to different users. please help me understand what are /pty files, like are they drivers to the devices.. also is the default tty terminal given to a user.. (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: saharookiedba
2 Replies

6. AIX

SFTP Failed---Request for subsystem 'sftp' failed on channel 0

Hi, While I am trying SFTP my machine to another unix machine , it was working fine till 10 min back. But now i am getting the below error "Request for subsystem 'sftp' failed on channel 0" Could you please someone help me to solve or analyise the root cause... Cheers:b:, Mahiban (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: mahiban
0 Replies

7. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

tar: Memory allocation failed

tar: Memory allocation failed for extended data while reading : Not enough space what can be done for the above problem? top utility reports memory usage as follows: Memory: Real: 2688M/15G act/tot Virtual: 1492M/42915M use/tot Free: 11G this cannot be a disk space problem as we have... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: gfhgfnhhn
1 Replies

8. AIX

How to monitor pty

Hi all, today I could not telnet in AIX 5.2 cause I received the error "telnetd: All network ports in use". To allow users to telnet again I increased the number of ptys from default 256 to the new number 512. To avoid the same problem in the future and for a better understanding, I need... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: l-roner
2 Replies

9. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Session request failed (Called name not present)

I have the following shell script to map a drive to a windows machine: echo Enter password: stty -echo read passwd stty echo mount -t smbfs -ousername=myusername,password=$passwd //192.168.2.5/sharename /mnt/mountname It works fine and the share mounts, but for some reason I get this... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: Spetnik
4 Replies
Login or Register to Ask a Question