[Bug 367608] [NEW] Konsole Shell Refused to Start after 8.10 -> 9.04 upgrade

[z_mikowski]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: konsole

Kubuntu Jaunty 9.04
konsole 4:4.2.2-0ubuntu4

BACKGROUND:
Konsole was working fine in 8.10.   I upgraded to 9.04.  After uneventful upgrade, I started Konsole (using all launch methods - Alt-F2, K menu, virtual terminal)
 
EXPECTED RESULT:
The bash shell prompt should show in the Konsole and one should be able to interact with it.

ACTUAL RESULTS:
The Konsole window would open, but the cursor would be stuck in the upper RH corner, and nothing could affect it.

TRIAGE:
I could still access virtual terminals via Alt-Ctrl-Fn, so I launched Konsole from there and watched the error messages:

$ export DISPLAY=:0.0
$ konsole

I got 3 lines of errors, and the first appeared to be the most important
-- something about not being able to attach to terminal.  As I ran this
on a tty, I am unable at this time to retrieve the errors - I may be
able to recreate later.

I tried again as root:

$ xhost +
$ sudo su root
# export DISPLAY=:0.0
# konsole

And it worked fine.  Here is what I did to triage the problem:

$ sudo usermod -a -G tty username

This appears to have something to do with /dev/pty* nodes; on my laptop
(which I updated as well) these don't exist and neither does this
problem.  On my desktop - which had the problem -- /dev/pty*  and
/dev/tty* nodes both have ownership and permissions as follows:

crw-rw---- 1 root tty 2, 173 2009-04-26 13:14 /dev/ptyzd
crw-rw---- 1 root tty 2, 174 2009-04-26 13:14 /dev/ptyze

crw--w---- 1 root      root    4,   0 2009-04-26 13:14 /dev/tty0                          
crw------- 1 user       tty     4,   1 2009-04-26 14:21 /dev/tty1 

I do not know if this is an appropriate fix.  Please review and advise.

** Affects: kdebase (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Konsole Shell Refused to Start after 8.10 -> 9.04 upgrade
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/367608
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