[BusyBox] TAKE 2: Message on Startup: "sh: can't access tty; job control turned off"

Siim Vahtre siim at pld.ttu.ee
Tue Dec 24 00:31:03 UTC 2002


I am no developer but I have had the same problem so I thought I try
to say something. I probably may lie :-)

> sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
> #

That means you cannot put things working into background with your shell
(with '&' in the end). You also cannot use suspend and commands like 'bg',
'fg' etc.

I have had the same problem and I personally think that errors come
because of devfs. Maybe it seeks /dev/ttyx or sth? Creating symbolic
links should help.. I think.

Hope it helps...




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