|--==> "MN" == Manoj Nair <manojnairbos(a)yahoo.com&gt; writes: MN> Hi, MN> I am running X-emacs 21.1 patch 14 on a Linux machine MN> 7.1 (Seawolf). When I try to execute Compile from MN> within X-emacs, it gives me the "Cant Grant Pty" MN> message and exits. MN> What could be the reason for such a behaviour? Perhaps you don't have '/dev/pty' support in your kernel and/or you haven't mounted the 'devpts' filesystem. ,----[ kernel options ] | CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y | CONFIG_UNIX98_PTY_COUNT=256 `---- ,----[ /etc/fstab ] | none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 `---- -- |---<Steve Youngs>---------------<GnuPG KeyID: 10D5C9C5>---| | XEmacs - It's not just an editor. | | It's a way of life. | |------------------------------------&lt;youngs(a)xemacs.org&gt;---|