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FAQ
Log Message:
"So you have screwed up your /dev/null?" From Mathias Gumz.
Index: FAQ
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--- FAQ 6 Dec 2010 17:00:34 -0000 1.40
+++ FAQ 15 Dec 2010 23:31:30 -0000 1.41
@@ -351,5 +351,25 @@
but it will not work from a window that has just been swapped with another
because TMUXPWD_i will not be updated after a swap. However, once a new prompt
is displayed, TMUXPWD_i is updated properly.
+
+* tmux doesn't start with "daemon failed"
+
+tmux shows something similar to this when started:
+
+ fatal: server_start: daemon failed: No such file or directory
+ fatal: main_dispatch: imsg_read failed
+
+A possible reason is that /dev/null is not a character device or is otherwise
+inaccessible.
+
+Check with:
+
+ file /dev/null
+ ls -l /dev/null
+
+If it is not a character device or has incorrect permissions, it can typically
+be recreated with:
+
+ cd /dev && rm null && ./MAKEDEV null
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