GNU bug report logs - #13900
24.3.50; tramp mode for for /su: and /sudo: on localhost

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Jason <jason <at> debian.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me>

Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 01:17:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Found in version 24.3.50

Done: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #8 received at 13900 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: 13900 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#13900: 24.3.50;
	tramp mode for for /su: and /sudo: on localhost
Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:49:35 +0100

Jason <jason <at> debian.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me>
writes:

> emacs -Q
>
> then load tramp and enable debugging:
>
> (require 'tramp)
> (setq tramp-debug-buffer t)
> (setq tramp-verbose 10)
>
> then C-x C-f /sudo:/home/jason/somefile

This is a wrong syntax. You try to connect the host "sudo" with scp. If
you want to use the sudo method, you must apply

C-x C-f /sudo::/home/jason/somefile

Best regards, Michael.
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