Subject: Re: [vserver] multiple terminals
From: Herbert Poetzl <herbert@13thfloor.at>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:25:42 +0200

On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 09:06:40AM -0500, John A. Wallace wrote:
> With Gentoo Linux 3.13.11 with VServer 2.3.6.11 installed, I am
> sitting at the console trying to open a second terminal on host
> machine. When at the terminal of host, I cannot use the keys
> Alt+F1, Alt+F2, etc., to open second instances of terminal. 

> At first I thought it must be a normal consequence of the
> VServer functionality. So I hoped installing tmux to open
> another terminal would likely work, but it too does nothing
> except return to the same terminal and prompt.

No, this is not 'normal' for Linux-VServer, could you try an
older kernel, preferably one of the 3.10.x flavor and see
if the issue is still there?

Thanks in advance,
Herbert


>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Herbert Poetzl [mailto:herbert@13thfloor.at]
>> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2014 6:51 AM
>> To: John A. Wallace
>> Cc: vserver@list.linux-vserver.org
>> Subject: Re: [vserver] multiple terminals

>> On Sun, Jun 15, 2014 at 07:50:52PM -0500, John A. Wallace wrote:
>>> When I try using Alt+Fn to open another terminal, it does nothing.
>>> Also, tmux fails to open.

>>> What am I missing?

>> Well, it would be a good start to describe what you are trying to do,
>> what kernel and patch version as well as util-vserver is involved, if
>> you are talking about the host or guest, etc.

>> Best,
>> Herbert