[debbugs-tracker] bug#14401: closed (su - nobody -c emacs gives "Could not open file: /dev/tty")

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regarding su - nobody -c emacs gives "Could not open file: /dev/tty"
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> su - nobody -c emacs gives "Could not open file: /dev/tty"
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> Wed, 15 May 2013 00:59:27 +0800
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> Odd,
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> # (unset DISPLAY; su - nobody -c emacs)
> No directory, logging in with HOME=/
> emacs: Could not open file: /dev/tty
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> doesn't work anymore. One needs two steps,
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> # (unset DISPLAY; su - nobody)
> No directory, logging in with HOME=/
> nobody@jidanni2:/$ emacs
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> Also one can test with su nobody with no -.
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> $ 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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> Re: bug#14401: su - nobody -c emacs gives "Could not open file: /dev/tty"
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> Tue, 01 Oct 2019 10:01:49 +0800
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> OK I'll close this as it is not a common use case.
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