GNU bug report logs - #5300
su command does not elevate user privilege to root when run inside term/ansi-term mode

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Praveen A <pravi.a <at> gmail.com>

Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 19:25:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 6302

Found in version 24.0.50

Done: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Praveen A <pravi.a <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#5300: su command does not elevate user privilege to root when run inside  term/ansi-term mode
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2010 00:54:47 +0530

Hi,

su command does not a make a normal user root when run inside term
mode. A full terminal emulator is expected to work with su.

Thanks
Praveen
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GNU bug report logs - #5300 su command does not elevate user privilege to root when run inside term/ansi-term mode

GNU bug report logs - #5300
su command does not elevate user privilege to root when run inside term/ansi-term mode