1 files changed, 27 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/tty.sh b/tty.sh
index f2afd54..814f3d9 100644
--- a/tty.sh
+++ b/tty.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ exit 0
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #ifndef sgi
 # include <sys/file.h>
 #endif
@@ -808,18 +809,11 @@ int fd;
 
   mypid = getpid();
 
-  /* The next lines should be obsolete. Can anybody check if they
-   * are really needed on the BSD platforms?
-   *
-   * this is to avoid the message:
-   *	fgtty: Not a typewriter (25)
+  /*
+   * Under BSD we have to set the controlling terminal again explicitly.
    */
-# if defined(__osf__) || (BSD >= 199103) || defined(ISC)
-  if (separate_sids)
-    setsid();	/* should be already done */
-#  ifdef TIOCSCTTY
+# if (defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__) || defined(__GNU__)) && defined(TIOCSCTTY)
   ioctl(fd, TIOCSCTTY, (char *)0);
-#  endif
 # endif
 
 # ifdef POSIX
@@ -1506,6 +1500,29 @@ int ibaud, obaud;
   return 0;
 }
 
+
+int
+CheckTtyname (tty)
+char *tty;
+{
+  struct stat st;
+  char * real;
+  int rc;
+
+  real = realpath(tty, NULL);
+  if (!real)
+    return -1;
+
+  if (lstat(real, &st) || !S_ISCHR(st.st_mode) ||
+    (st.st_nlink > 1 && strncmp(real, "/dev/", 5)))
+    rc = -1;
+  else
+    rc = 0;
+
+  free(real);
+  return rc;
+}
+
 /*
  *  Write out the mode struct in a readable form
  */