Start shell error

[sashapont]

When I try start shall from toswin2 or from taskbar I always have error
while openingUTMP file: No such file or directory... How I can fix it?

[stormy]

What machine and what type of Mint install?

[sashapont]

FireBee mint 1-19-6A0

[Latz]

Hi,
this is a kind of "extended" shell feature from the SpareMinT (EasyMinT) UNIX like installation with user login, logfiles, etc.
But shell should work without that.
You can try to set up a folder/file structure like: C:/mint/var/log/ and create an empty file with QED named "utmp" in folder log/ then (file
with UNIX lineendings set in QED).
In mint.cnf, set a symbolic link with

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sln c:/mint/var u:/var

Then reboot.
Perhaps this helps, didn´t test that yet.

Sorry for the poor explanation,
Latz

[ThorstenOtto]

It's a binary file, so you should not create it with QED. Just do a touch u:/var/run/utmp (and maybe create the u:/var/run directory if it does not exist)

[sashapont]

thank you! it is work

[Latz]

Thanks for the correction, Thorsten!

Latz