Hi, If I enter tty, /dev/console is returned. I did some comparisons of a Rhel 6.1 build and the Rhel 6.3 when I am put into the bash shell at boot. The environment seems the same at that point, or I have not found a difference that would cause an issue yet. Do you know what is doing the open(/dev/tty) call? On another note: I tried to use a newer C compiler and ran into the following error during the build: CC [M] arch/x86/kernel/microcode_amd.o - due to target missing CC [M] fs/autofs4/init.o - due to target missing cc1: warnings being treated as errors fs/aufs/super.c: In function au_statfs_sum: fs/aufs/super.c:325: error: passing argument 1 of vfs_statfs from incompatible pointer type include/linux/fs.h:1867: note: expected struct path * but argument is of type struct dentry * fs/aufs/super.c: In function aufs_statfs: fs/aufs/super.c:356: error: passing argument 1 of vfs_statfs from incompatible pointer type include/linux/fs.h:1867: note: expected struct path * but argument is of type struct dentry * make[3]: *** [fs/aufs/super.o] Error 1 make[3]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... CC [M] crypto/vmac.o - due to target missing CC [M] crypto/xcbc.o - due to target missing CC [M] crypto/crypto_null.o - due to target missing make[2]: *** [fs/aufs] Error 2 make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... On 06/20/12, sf...@users.sourceforge.net wrote: [1]tisja...@verizon.net: > 84 execve(= "/sbin/mount.aufs", ["/sbin/mount.aufs", "aufs&quo= t;, "/memfs/union", "-n", "-o", > "rw,br:/= memfs/rootfs=3Drw:/memfs/in"...], [/* 10 vars */]) =3D 0 > 84 = uname({sys=3D"Linux", node=3D"(none)", ...= }) =3D 0 > 84 open("/dev/tty", O_RDWR|O_NOCT= TY|O_NONBLOCK) =3D -1 ENXIO (No such device or address) > 84 = --- SIGSEGV (Segmentation fault) @ 0 (0) --- You found the point. /sbin/mount.aufs tried opening /dev/tty, but there is no such entry on your system. - I don't know why open("/dev/tty") is issued. I'd suggest the C runtime startup routine on your system (or your build envionment). - Also I'd suggest you to investigate why your system doesn't have /dev/tty. Since you executed this mount command from your initrd or initramfs, it should have /dev/console which is equivalent to /dev/tty, isnt' it? By the way, would make your mail to follow the standard format? Your mail message doesn't have some necessary header fields, and it is very hard for me to read your mail. J. R. Okajima
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