On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 4:04 PM, Michael Albinus wrote: > Sam Steingold writes: > >>> This is due to the command >>> >>> # cd '' && exec env PS1=/sudo\:dbadmin\@vertica\:\ \#\$\ vsql >>> >>> Well, the '' looks very strange. Tramp ought do use here the local part >>> of default-directory. Has this buffer-local variable been changed >>> somehow, before vsql has been called? >> >> no, default-directory in *SQL* is still >> "/ssh:vertica|sudo:dbadmin@vertica:" > > So run it with tramp-verbose 10. This gives us a backtrace in case of > errors; maybe we see more. attached. *SQL* was empty except for ----------------------------------- sh: cd: : Permission denied ----------------------------------- I typed this: ----------------------------------- ls ///1ebffaf5241a44a316171191a4767e18#$ls: cannot open directory .: Permission denied vsql --username dbadmin --password xxxxxx ///1ebffaf5241a44a316171191a4767e18#$Welcome to vsql, the Vertica Analytic Database interactive terminal. Type: \h or \? for help with vsql commands \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query \q to quit dbadmin=> ----------------------------------- and I am in business! > PS: If possible, I would like to debug it locally. Is there a recipe I could use? I am not sure what you mean, but I cannot give you access to the the box in question (if that is what you mean). Sorry. thanks for your help! -- Sam Steingold