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24.4.90; su command in *shell* buffer does not work

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From: 白井彰 <okshirai <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Cc: Akira Shirai <okshirai <at> gmail.com>
Subject: 24.4.90; su command in *shell* buffer does not work
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:40:57 +0900

su command in *shell* buffer does not work.
su does not ask for the password and exits with "su: Sorry".
The value of process-connection-type variable is t.
There are no .zshenv, .zprofile, .zshrc, .zlogin, .zlogout, .cshrc and .login.

1. emacs -Q
2. M-x shell

/* *shell* buffer (24.4.90) */
Warning: no access to tty; thus no job control in this shell...
yokohama% su
su: Sorry
yokohama%

In GNU Emacs 24.4.90.1 (i386-pc-solaris2.10, X toolkit, Xaw scroll bars)
 of 2015-02-23 on yokohama
Windowing system distributor `Colin Harrison', version 11.0.60900031
Configured using:
 `configure --prefix=/Users/shiraiakira/emacs-24.4.90 --with-x
 --x-includes=/usr/dt/include:/usr/openwin/include:/Users/shiraiakira/xpm/include:/Users/shiraiakira/jpeg/include:/Users/shiraiakira/zlib/include:/Users/shiraiakira/libpng/include:/Users/shiraiakira/libungif/include:/Users/shiraiakira/tiff/include
 --x-libraries=/usr/dt/lib:/usr/openwin/lib:/Users/shiraiakira/xpm/lib:/Users/shiraiakira/jpeg/lib:/Users/shiraiakira/zlib/lib:/Users/shiraiakira/libpng/lib:/Users/shiraiakira/libungif/lib:/Users/shiraiakira/tiff/lib
 --with-tiff=no --with-jpeg=no --without-compress-install'

Important settings:
  value of $LANG: C
  locale-coding-system: nil

Major mode: Shell

Minor modes in effect:
  shell-dirtrack-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  electric-indent-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

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Message #8 received at 19927 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: okshirai <at> gmail.com
Cc: 19927 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19927: 24.4.90; su command in *shell* buffer does not work
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 01:37:50 -0500

> Warning: no access to tty; thus no job control in this shell...
[...]
> In GNU Emacs 24.4.90.1 (i386-pc-solaris2.10, X toolkit, Xaw scroll bars)

Do you have the same problem with Emacs 24.4?

Message #11 received at 19927 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: 白井彰 <okshirai <at> gmail.com>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Akira Shirai <okshirai <at> gmail.com>, 19927 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19927: 24.4.90; su command in *shell* buffer does not work
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 01:42:04 +0900

Yes, I have the same problem with Emacs 24.4.
The bug number for 24.4 is 19191.
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=19191

> 2015/02/24 15:37、Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> のメール：
> 
> 
>> Warning: no access to tty; thus no job control in this shell...
> [...]
>> In GNU Emacs 24.4.90.1 (i386-pc-solaris2.10, X toolkit, Xaw scroll bars)
> 
> Do you have the same problem with Emacs 24.4?

Message #14 received at 19927 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: okshirai <at> gmail.com
Cc: 19927 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19927: 24.4.90; su command in *shell* buffer does not work
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 13:00:09 -0500

> Yes, I have the same problem with Emacs 24.4.
> The bug number for 24.4 is 19191.
> http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=19191

Thanks. It would have been better just to send a reply to that report
rather than opening a new one, but never mind.

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