bug#36515: 25.1; Tramp doesn't allow pasting passwords

bug#36515: 25.1; Tramp doesn't allow pasting passwords

[Connor, Adam J]

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Tramp does not seem to allow pasting in the password (ctrl-y),
which plays hell with those of us who have so many passwords
that we generate them randomly and use a password manager.
The "work-around" is to paste the password somewere, and try
to type it in manually. This obviously works less and less
well as the passwords get longer.



In GNU Emacs 25.1.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.22.11)
 of 2017-09-15, modified by Debian built on trouble
Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.11902000
System Description: Debian GNU/Linux 9.9 (stretch)

Configured using:
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Important settings:
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Major mode: YAML

Minor modes in effect:
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Recent messages:
Tramp: Found remote shell prompt on ‘erpint-dmz-q01’
Tramp: Opening connection for erpint-dmz-q01 using ssh...done
Tramp: Inserting ‘/ssh:erpint-dmz-q01:/mnt/commons/apps/app009/project_config.yaml’...
Tramp: Encoding remote file ‘/ssh:erpint-dmz-q01:/mnt/commons/apps/app009/project_config.yaml’ with ‘base64 <%s’...done
Tramp: Decoding local file ‘/tmp/tramp.47178ldp.yaml’ with ‘base64-decode-region’...done
Tramp: Inserting ‘/ssh:erpint-dmz-q01:/mnt/commons/apps/app009/project_config.yaml’...done
Note: file is write protected

Tramp: Checking ‘vc-registered’ for /ssh:erpint-dmz-q01:/mnt/commons/apps/app009/project_config.yaml...done
Note: file is write protected

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bug#36515: 25.1; Tramp doesn't allow pasting passwords

[Michael Albinus]

"Connor, Adam J" <adam.connor@austin.utexas.edu> writes:

Hi Adam,

> Tramp does not seem to allow pasting in the password (ctrl-y),
> which plays hell with those of us who have so many passwords
> that we generate them randomly and use a password manager.
> The "work-around" is to paste the password somewere, and try
> to type it in manually. This obviously works less and less
> well as the passwords get longer.

I cannot reproduce it locally. I have no Emacs 25.1, so I've tested with
Emacs 24.5 and Emacs 25.2.

Test:

- emacs -Q /ssh:xxx@:
  ;; In order to get a password prompt for non-existing user xxx

- ;; Copy the the password string into the kill ring

- C-y
  ;; In the mini-buffer. You see as much dots as the length of the yanked password

Best regards, Michael.

bug#36515: 25.1; Tramp doesn't allow pasting passwords

[Michael Albinus]

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> writes:

Hi Adam,

>> Tramp does not seem to allow pasting in the password (ctrl-y),
>> which plays hell with those of us who have so many passwords
>> that we generate them randomly and use a password manager.
>> The "work-around" is to paste the password somewere, and try
>> to type it in manually. This obviously works less and less
>> well as the passwords get longer.
>
> I cannot reproduce it locally. I have no Emacs 25.1, so I've tested with
> Emacs 24.5 and Emacs 25.2.
>
> Test:
>
> - emacs -Q /ssh:xxx@:
>   ;; In order to get a password prompt for non-existing user xxx
>
> - ;; Copy the the password string into the kill ring
>
> - C-y
>   ;; In the mini-buffer. You see as much dots as the length of the yanked password

No further information for weeks, so I close the bug. Feel free to
reopen, if you want to dig deeper with me into the issue.

Best regards, Michael.