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28.1; Tramp prompting for password even with an existing .authinfo.gpg file

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Message #23 received at 55555 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
To: Thierry Volpiatto <thievol <at> posteo.net>
Cc: 55555 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#55555: 28.1; Tramp prompting for password even with an
 existing .authinfo.gpg file
Date: Sun, 22 May 2022 10:20:45 +0200

Thierry Volpiatto <thievol <at> posteo.net> writes:

Hi Thierry,

>>      machine HOST port sudo login USER password secret
>
> Ah! ok it is working now with my username and not "root" as before.
> Anyway it should not crash emacs when an entry in authsource is wrong,
> it should fail more gracefully.
> To reproduce replace your username in authinfo by "root" and try /sudo::
>
> PS: Emacs first freeze and then I have to "killall emacs" several times
> to get it killed effectively.

I cannot reproduce this. Could you pls check whether this happens also
for you running "emacs -q"? Yes, a small "-q"; with "-Q" Tramp ignores
the auth-source library.

Best regards, Michael.

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