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25.1.1: sudo displays password

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
Subject: bug#24231: closed (Re: bug#24231: 25.1.1: sudo displays password)
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 07:43:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#24231: 25.1.1: sudo displays password

which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 24231 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
Cc: 24231-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#24231: 25.1.1: sudo displays password
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:42:06 +0200

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.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.

I'm closing the bug, because it is not an Emacs error.

Best regards, Michael.

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From: Andreas Röhler <andreas.roehler <at> easy-emacs.de>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: 25.1.1: sudo displays password
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 11:27:35 +0200

emacs -Q

M-shell RET

sudo displays password at Xubuntu

GNU Emacs 25.1.1 (x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.16.7) of 
2016-08-01

Linux [...] 4.2.0-42-generic #49-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 28 21:26:26 UTC 2016 
x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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