The problem I reported below was caused by not having the devpts mounted in my /etc/fstab. When I created my NFSROOT, I edited the fstab to place the nfs-mounted root line; and in doing so the special mounts - /proc, /sys, /dev/pts were also removed. by adding the following in my /etc/fstab, I was then able to ssh .... (doh, obviously it is able to create the necessary /dev/pts/0 ... device file): devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 - V. On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 2:12 AM, vincenzo romero <new2xen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello all, > > I am unable to ssh into a diskless host running Fedora. When I boot > into the golden image (same kernel and root files), I can ssh. > Perhaps I'm missing something? > > Description: Fedora 6 - kernel: 2.6.22.14 which I recompiled in > order to make the necessary kernel changes to support NFSROOT. > > Problem: The host boots ok via PXE as expected. I can login into the > host via tty. Attempts to ssh from another host causes it to hang. I > checked its /var/log/secure message and found the following: > > Feb 28 17:55:09 localhost sshd[2964]: Accepted password for sofia from > 127.0.0.1 port 36123 ssh2 > Feb 28 17:55:09 localhost sshd[2964]: error: openpty: No such file or directory > Feb 28 17:55:09 localhost sshd[2966]: error: session_pty_req: session > 0 alloc failed > > 1. I also tried to ssh to localhost on the machine, it hangs too. > 2. I looked at the /dev/pts - and I notice that nothing is created there. > 3. I boot into the golden image running same kernel but root is on > disk. I can successfully ssh into this box; and notice that when > ssh'ing the /dev/pts/0 directory(ies) are created appropriately. > > 4. As I googled further ... I stumbled into a suggestion to perform > the following: > > ssh <host> bash -i > > I performed this, and I am able to ssh into the box: > > [sofia@test1 tmp]# ssh 192.168.16.29 bash -i > sofia@xxxxxxxxxxxxx's password: > [sofia@localhost ~]# ls -al > total 200 > > .... > > Any thought? Perhaps I'm missing something obvious ... I will also > post this question in an ssh list. > > Thanks in advance. > > -- > best, > > Vince > -- best, Vince
