ERRATA : interactive and login shells: bug or design decision ?

From: Cristian Zoicas (zoicas_at_ictp.trieste.it)
Date: 03/24/05

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    Hello all

    It seems that I have to correct my post on this mailing list.

    When I execute: <ssh user@somesite.com>, I get a login shell, but
    when I execute: <ssh user@somesite.com command>, command does not run
           under a login shell.

    Of course I do not expect the shell started in the second command to be an
    interactive one, but I am expecting my command to run under a login shell.

    The ssh version that I use is OpenSSH_3.6.1p2

    The question is the same: Is this behaviour a bug or a design decision ?
    If it is a design decision, then what are the reasons to have it like this.

    Thx again
    Z. Cristian

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