GNU bug report logs - #11194
24.0.95; sudo rm doesn't work with absolute directory paths on the file system

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Cray Elliott <mp2e <at> archlinux.us>

Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 18:15:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version 24.0.95

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #13 received at 11194 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: Cray Elliott <mp2e <at> archlinux.us>, 11194 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#11194: 24.0.95;
	sudo rm doesn't work with absolute directory paths on the file system
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:20:50 -0400

>> For example, if you went to eshell and typed 'sudo rm -rf
>> /opt/folder' it would complain about permissions being needed and
>> wouldn't query for password. Bug doesn't exist with relative paths.
>> Bug does exist with wildcards.
> If you want to use absolute paths in eshell, you should apply
> rm -rf /sudo::/opt/folder

While using Tramp might make sense, I think that "sudo rm -rf /foo/bar"
is a perfectly valid command and wonder why it wouldn't work correctly.


        Stefan
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