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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
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