>Number:         12900
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       mtree: dev/tty: Device not configured
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu May 10 10:18:00 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Anne Bennett
>Release:        1.5
>Organization:
Concordia University
>Environment:
NetBSD eridani.concordia.ca 1.5 NetBSD 1.5 (ERIDANI) #1: Tue Mar 20 15:48:34 EST 2001     anne@eridani.concordia.ca:/big/sources/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/ERIDANI i386

>Description:
When "mtree" is called from cron (well, from "security", which is
called from "daily", which is called from cron), it says this on
standard error:
  mtree: dev/tty: Device not configured
The above complaint ends up in the mailed "daily output" report.

When "mtree" is called interactively, no such problem occurs. 

Additional notes:  this happens with the system pretty much "out of
the box".  I think I've seen it on earlier revisions of the O/S (1.4)
but I haven't bothered to report it until now.  In case it makes a
difference, I am mounting "fdesc" on /dev.
>How-To-Repeat:
Call mtree interactively:
  mtree -e -p / -f /etc/mtree/special
It should not complain.

Now call it from "at":
  at now +1minute
     mtree -e -p / -f /etc/mtree/special
You should receive mail with the complaint:
   mtree: dev/tty: Device not configured
>Fix:
No idea!  Sorry.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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