From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Michael Albinus Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#11194: 24.0.95; sudo rm doesn't work with absolute directory paths on the file system Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:00:29 +0200 Message-ID: <87obr2cwtu.fsf@gmx.de> References: <877gxrbz1p.fsf@rbdash.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1333882881 3836 80.91.229.3 (8 Apr 2012 11:01:21 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 11:01:21 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 11194@debbugs.gnu.org To: Cray Elliott Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Apr 08 13:01:20 2012 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1SGprz-00063V-3P for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 08 Apr 2012 13:01:19 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:54379 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SGpry-0001A5-JR for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 08 Apr 2012 07:01:18 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:60534) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SGprv-00019S-UQ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Apr 2012 07:01:17 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SGpru-000666-BL for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Apr 2012 07:01:15 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:47905) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SGpru-000661-8F for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Apr 2012 07:01:14 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1SGpsg-0007B9-LX for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 08 Apr 2012 07:02:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Michael Albinus Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2012 11:02:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 11194 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 11194-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B11194.133388289327559 (code B ref 11194); Sun, 08 Apr 2012 11:02:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 11194) by debbugs.gnu.org; 8 Apr 2012 11:01:33 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:44443 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1SGpsA-0007AP-Nn for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 08 Apr 2012 07:01:32 -0400 Original-Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net ([213.165.64.22]:34173) by debbugs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1SGps4-0007AB-1h for 11194@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 08 Apr 2012 07:01:26 -0400 Original-Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 08 Apr 2012 11:00:32 -0000 Original-Received: from p57BB840B.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO detlef.gmx.de) [87.187.132.11] by mail.gmx.net (mp036) with SMTP; 08 Apr 2012 13:00:32 +0200 X-Authenticated: #3708877 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX180WOtQ7/U0hKUNaUwHdddfOyxrnIgS3UZ30nROBK GAGN3Ie1D4F2F7 In-Reply-To: <877gxrbz1p.fsf@rbdash.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> (Cray Elliott's message of "Sat, 07 Apr 2012 03:45:38 -0700") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.94 (gnu/linux) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:58583 Archived-At: Cray Elliott writes: > For example, if you went to eshell and typed 'sudo rm -rf /opt/folder' > it would complain about permissions being needed and wouldn't query > for password. Bug doesn't exist with relative paths. Bug does exist with wildcards. If you want to use absolute paths in eshell, you should apply rm -rf /sudo::/opt/folder Best regards, Michael.