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<para>Now, run the tests as the <systemitem
class="username">nobody</systemitem> user:</para>
-<screen><userinput remap="test">su nobody -s /bin/bash -c "PATH=$PATH HOME=/home make tests"</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput remap="test">su nobody -s /bin/bash &lt;&lt; EOF
+PATH=$PATH HOME=/home make tests
+EOF</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>The <command>su</command> command above is slightly different from
+ other places in the book. The
+ reason is that the <option>-c</option> option runs the command without
+ a controlling terminal, while the bash test suite needs one.</para>
<para>Install the package and move the main executable to
<filename class='directory'>/bin</filename>:</para>