John Summerfield wrote:
In contrast, the tty command returns an actual device name when possible.

Talking about tty.. (labeit in a slightly different context for the word
'tty' !)

There is one big diff between a login & a 'su -' :

You don't gain ownership of /dev/tty on 'su -'.. This is some effect
when you're going from root to a less privileged user..

And it does affect *some* programs (like screen)..

--Ivan



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