GNU bug report logs - #16374
password not hidden in shell when mounting cifs partition

Previous Next

Full log

View this message in rfc822 format

From: "Tyler Smith" <tyler <at> plantarum.ca>
To: "Stefan Kangas" <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 16374-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#16374: password not hidden in shell when mounting cifs partition
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 10:24:32 -0500

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019, at 7:39 PM, Stefan Kangas wrote:
> Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se> writes:
> >
> > Hi Tyler,
> >
> > Thanks for the bug report.  Sorry that it went unanswered for so long.
> >
> > When I try the following on Emacs 26.1, I get no error:
> >
> > (progn
> >   (require 'comint)
> >   (string-match comint-password-prompt-regexp
> >         "Password for foo@//example.org/foo/bar$/: "))
> >
> > This suggests to me that a prompt such as the above should work under
> > M-x shell, since that is built on top of comint.
> >
> > Could you verify that this works for you on Emacs 26.1?

Unfortunately I can't. Our IT has changed the file server, and the new system doesn't work at all for me, in Emacs or otherwise.
 
> The original issue seems to be solved here.  More information was
> requested on how to write a test case for this, but none was given
> within 4 weeks.  I'm therefore closing this bug.

Yes, sorry I didn't respond sooner. Since I can no longer reproduce the bug or provide any further info, closing it is entirely appropriate.

Best,

Tyler

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.