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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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: bug#11194: 24.0.95; sudo rm doesn't work with absolute directory paths on the file system
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:23:08 -0400

>> "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 haven't said there's only one way to do it :-) I mean we should
> think about, before we disable builtins in sudo.  I'm still not
> convinced it is a bug.
> In eshell, one must understand how file names are handled.

I'd be happy to hear of arguments in favor of the current behavior of
eshell/sudo w.r.t builtins.


        Stefan
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