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If you get '''Cannot open your terminal '/dev/pts/0' - please check.''' [http://debianaddict.com/2013/03/08/gnu-screen-cannot-open-terminal-when-you-su-to-a-user/ look here] :-) | If you get '''Cannot open your terminal '/dev/pts/0' - please check.''' [http://debianaddict.com/2013/03/08/gnu-screen-cannot-open-terminal-when-you-su-to-a-user/ look here] :-) | ||
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Credit to http://debianaddict.com/ | |||
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Often enough, one is logged in as root and decides to su – to an underprivileged user. Due to the tty for the root shell being owned by the user root, the su’d environment is unable to run screen: | |||
root@whitegirl:~# su - joe | |||
joe@whitegirl:~$ screen | |||
Cannot open your terminal '/dev/pts/0' - please check. | |||
joe@whitegirl:~$ | |||
This is resolved by setting the owner of the terminal device to the target user before running su, so the user then has write privileges on the pseudo teletype device: | |||
root@whitegirl:~# chown joe `tty` | |||
root@whitegirl:~# su - joe | |||
joe@whitegirl:~$ screen | |||
And then revert it when done | |||
[screen is terminating] | |||
joe@whitegirl:~$ logout | |||
root@whitegirl:~# chown root `tty` | |||
root@whitegirl:~# | |||
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Revision as of 14:39, 27 November 2016
If you get Cannot open your terminal '/dev/pts/0' - please check. look here :-)
Credit to http://debianaddict.com/
Often enough, one is logged in as root and decides to su – to an underprivileged user. Due to the tty for the root shell being owned by the user root, the su’d environment is unable to run screen:
root@whitegirl:~# su - joe joe@whitegirl:~$ screen Cannot open your terminal '/dev/pts/0' - please check. joe@whitegirl:~$
This is resolved by setting the owner of the terminal device to the target user before running su, so the user then has write privileges on the pseudo teletype device:
root@whitegirl:~# chown joe `tty` root@whitegirl:~# su - joe joe@whitegirl:~$ screen
And then revert it when done
[screen is terminating] joe@whitegirl:~$ logout root@whitegirl:~# chown root `tty` root@whitegirl:~#