GNU bug report logs - #24231
25.1.1: sudo displays password

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>

Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 09:22:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Found in version 25.1.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #20 received at 24231 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
Cc: 24231 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24231: 25.1.1: sudo displays password
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 17:52:13 +0200

Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de> writes:

Hi Andreas,

> Should it not be possible to suppress the plain echo in all cases
> following "sudo"?
> As the QT-shell does IIUC.

That's not Emacs' job. As shown by my examples, you might be able to
configure the sudo password prompt yourself. A simple

(setenv "SUDO_PROMPT" "password: ")

in your .emacs would suffice.

Best regards, Michael.
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