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Oct 142012
 

Fix the error "Cannot open your terminal '/dev/pts/x'" when using screen during su

Answer:

When you first "su" into another user account and then invoke the screen command, you will get the error like "Cannot open your terminal '/dev/pts/x'"

To fix this, simply enter..

# script /dev/null

That's all you need!