bash: cannot set terminal process group (-1): Inappropriate ioctl for device

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Observed below error while using su with -c argument is used -

    [root@testing ~]# su oracle -c /bin/bash
    bash: cannot set terminal process group (-1): Inappropriate ioctl for device
    bash: no job control in this shell
    
    [root@testing ~]# su oracle -c /bin/sh
    sh: cannot set terminal process group (-1): Inappropriate ioctl for device
    sh: no job control in this shell
    
    [root@testing ~]# su oracle -c /bin/tcsh
    Warning: no access to tty (Inappropriate ioctl for device).
    Thus no job control in this shell.
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux All

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