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>

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From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com>
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>, 5300 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, 6302 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#5300: bug#6302: 24.0.50; Unable to use su in term.
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 12:20:00 +0200

Thierry Volpiatto <thierry.volpiatto <at> gmail.com> writes:

> Alias is disabled and i start with a new M-x term:
>
>>    thierry <at> tux ~ $ LC_ALL=C su -l
> Fail.

I'm unable to reproduce this in the current bzr Emacs.  Do you still see
this problem?

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