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su - nobody -c emacs gives "Could not open file: /dev/tty"

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#14401: closed (su - nobody -c emacs gives "Could not open
 file: /dev/tty")
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 02:02:02 +0000

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From: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: su - nobody -c emacs gives "Could not open file: /dev/tty"
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 00:59:27 +0800

Odd,

# (unset DISPLAY; su - nobody -c emacs)
No directory, logging in with HOME=/
emacs: Could not open file: /dev/tty

doesn't work anymore. One needs two steps,

# (unset DISPLAY; su - nobody)
No directory, logging in with HOME=/
nobody <at> jidanni2:/$ emacs

Also one can test with su nobody with no -.

$ apt-cache policy emacs-snapshot
emacs-snapshot:
  Installed: 2:20130510-1
  Candidate: 2:20130510-1
  Version table:
 *** 2:20130510-1 0
        500 http://emacs.naquadah.org/ unstable/ Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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From: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 14401-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14401: su - nobody -c emacs gives "Could not open file:
 /dev/tty"
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:01:49 +0800

OK I'll close this as it is not a common use case.

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