Another problem with the new glibc & old kernel pair, anywho; this is an easy fix, just remember to do it before you logout, or it’s a little painful (unless you have root privs)

1. Start with adding the correct entries to /etc/fstab:

#
# /etc/fstab: static file system information
#
# <file system>    <dir>    <type>    <options>    <dump>    <pass>
devpts                 /dev/pts      devpts    defaults            0      0
shm                    /dev/shm      tmpfs     nodev,nosuid        0      0

1. Then add the following to /etc/rc.local

rm -rf /dev/ptmx
mknod /dev/ptmx c 5 2
chmod 666 /dev/ptmx
umount /dev/pts
rm -rf /dev/pts
mkdir /dev/pts
mount /dev/pts

1. Reboot, and cross your fingers for success; hopefully everything will be okay :)

WAIT, I rebooted, and can’t access my vps, how do I fix this?

Well a couple solutions include you logging into a serial console and running the commands.

Or if you have root access availiable you can login with:

ssh yourserver.com '/bin/bash -i' #Run all the same procedures as above, reboot

Otherwise you’re kinda screwed, and just have to reinstall your VPS, and fix the issue before you reboot…

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