OpenSolaris FIX: Server refused to allocate pty (SSH)
Just upgraded a friends OpenSolaris boxen to SNV_134 (latest available from the OpenSolaris dev repository) and after rebooting we realised we couldn’t SSH into it.
Server refused to allocate pty
DOH! This is caused by a known bug that has been around for a few builds now.
You’ll need to modify /etc/minor_perm and add the following to the bottom of the file.
clone:ptmx 0666 root sys
And what happens if your terminals don’t accept keyboard input? You could drop back into the shell *or* be lazy like me, find gText editor in your Accessories, add it to the panel and change the properties to run it as a privileged user:
pfexec gedit %U
Then run the file, open the /etc/minor_perm file, save and reboot. Make sure you change back the shortcut path 
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thanks man. just upgraded too and realized i could not remote login!
hello just wondering if this also applies for 130 because i cannot move to 134 but have said problem
ok it worked perfectly on 130! THANKS!
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I just had this happen to me after upgrading from 122 to 134.
I had console access, but terminals were just not working, su and sudo weren’t any good. but fortunately pfexec was, i just ran “pfexec gedit /etc/minor_perm”, added the absent line, saved & rebooted