2 files changed, 12 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/init.c b/init.c
index a0f15b0ff..53e9744c5 100644
--- a/init.c
+++ b/init.c
@@ -440,6 +440,12 @@ static pid_t run(char *command, char *terminal, int get_enter)
                signal(SIGHUP, SIG_DFL);
                if ((fd = device_open(terminal, O_RDWR)) < 0) {
+                        struct stat statBuf;
+                        if (stat(terminal, &statBuf) != 0) {
+                                message(LOG | CONSOLE, "device '%s' does not exist.\n",
+                                                terminal);
+                                exit(1);
+                        }
                        message(LOG | CONSOLE, "Bummer, can't open %s\r\n", terminal);
                        exit(1);
                }
@@ -813,16 +819,8 @@ static void parse_inittab(void)
                while (a->name != 0) {
                        if (strcmp(a->name, action) == 0) {
                                if (*id != '\0') {
-                                        struct stat statBuf;
                                        strcpy(tmpConsole, "/dev/");
                                        strncat(tmpConsole, id, 200);
-                                        if (stat(tmpConsole, &statBuf) != 0) {
-                                                message(LOG | CONSOLE,
-                                                                "device '%s' does not exist.  Did you read the directions?\n",
-                                                                tmpConsole);
-                                                break;
-                                        }
                                        id = tmpConsole;
                                }
                                new_initAction(a->action, process, id);
diff --git a/init/init.c b/init/init.c
index a0f15b0ff..53e9744c5 100644
--- a/init/init.c
+++ b/init/init.c
@@ -440,6 +440,12 @@ static pid_t run(char *command, char *terminal, int get_enter)
                signal(SIGHUP, SIG_DFL);
                if ((fd = device_open(terminal, O_RDWR)) < 0) {
+                        struct stat statBuf;
+                        if (stat(terminal, &statBuf) != 0) {
+                                message(LOG | CONSOLE, "device '%s' does not exist.\n",
+                                                terminal);
+                                exit(1);
+                        }
                        message(LOG | CONSOLE, "Bummer, can't open %s\r\n", terminal);
                        exit(1);
                }
@@ -813,16 +819,8 @@ static void parse_inittab(void)
                while (a->name != 0) {
                        if (strcmp(a->name, action) == 0) {
                                if (*id != '\0') {
-                                        struct stat statBuf;
                                        strcpy(tmpConsole, "/dev/");
                                        strncat(tmpConsole, id, 200);
-                                        if (stat(tmpConsole, &statBuf) != 0) {
-                                                message(LOG | CONSOLE,
-                                                                "device '%s' does not exist.  Did you read the directions?\n",
-                                                                tmpConsole);
-                                                break;
-                                        }
                                        id = tmpConsole;
                                }
                                new_initAction(a->action, process, id);