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 #31 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: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:55:44 -0400

>> Sounds like a bug in eshell/sudo: it should not use builtins.
> Don't know. Sometimes, it makes sense for builtins running under sudo.
> Like `.', an alias for `eshell/.'. It sources a file, and executes
> eshell commands from this file.
> sudo . .eshell/history

"sudo . .eshell/history" means "execute the commands in .eshell/history
as user `root'".  I.e. it's very different from
". /sudo::.eshell/history" which runs those command as the current user.
I don't think eshell/sudo knows how to do it right.


        Stefan
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