Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: gksu
If you type:
gksudo -k -d xterm; xterm
as expected, the first xterm runs as root, whilst the second one runs as
yourself. However, if you do the following:
gksudo -k -d "xterm; xterm"
no xterm's, and the debug output gives you "buffer: -sudo: xterm;:
command not found-"
gksudo -k -d "xterm; xterm"
no xterm's and the message "buffer: -sudo: xterm;xterm: command not
found-"
gksudo -k -d "xterm\;\ xterm"
no xterm's and the following message: "buffer: -sudo: xterm; xterm:
command not found-"
There appears to be no way of sending multiple commands into gksu or
gksudo. (both have the same problem, but different debug messages. the
sudo filter was more verbose however)
This can apply to adding switches to a program as well:
gksudo -d "xterm --help"
no xterm's and the following message: "-uffer: -xterm: bad command line
option "--help""
Are there plans to add support for encapsulating commands into quotes in
gksudo? This behaviour works correctly in sudo and kdesu.
Cheers,
Sean
** Affects: gksu (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: gksu
If you type:
gksudo -k -d xterm; xterm
as expected, the first xterm runs as root, whilst the second one runs as
yourself. However, if you do the following:
- gksudo -k -d "xterm; xterm" - no xterm's, and the debug output
- gives you "buffer: -sudo: xterm;: command not found-"
+ gksudo -k -d "xterm; xterm"
+ no xterm's, and the debug output gives you "buffer: -sudo: xterm;: command
not found-"
- gksudo -k -d "xterm; xterm" - no xterm's and the message
- "buffer: -sudo: xterm;xterm: command not found-"
+ gksudo -k -d "xterm; xterm"
+ no xterm's and the message "buffer: -sudo: xterm;xterm: command not found-"
- gksudo -k -d "xterm\;\ xterm" - no xterm's and the following
- message: "buffer: -sudo: xterm; xterm: command not found-"
+ gksudo -k -d "xterm\;\ xterm"
+ no xterm's and the following message: "buffer: -sudo: xterm; xterm: command
not found-"
There appears to be no way of sending multiple commands into gksu or
gksudo. (both have the same problem, but different debug messages. the
sudo filter was more verbose however)
This can apply to adding switches to a program as well:
- gksudo -d "xterm --help" - no xterm's and the following
- message: "-uffer: -xterm: bad command line option "--help""
+ gksudo -d "xterm --help"
+ no xterm's and the following message: "-uffer: -xterm: bad command line
option "--help""
Are there plans to add support for encapsulating commands into quotes in
gksudo? This behaviour works correctly in sudo and kdesu.
Cheers,
Sean
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: gksu
If you type:
gksudo -k -d xterm; xterm
as expected, the first xterm runs as root, whilst the second one runs as
yourself. However, if you do the following:
gksudo -k -d "xterm; xterm"
- no xterm's, and the debug output gives you "buffer: -sudo: xterm;: command
not found-"
+
+ no xterm's, and the debug output gives you "buffer: -sudo: xterm;:
+ command not found-"
gksudo -k -d "xterm; xterm"
- no xterm's and the message "buffer: -sudo: xterm;xterm: command not found-"
+
+ no xterm's and the message "buffer: -sudo: xterm;xterm: command not
+ found-"
gksudo -k -d "xterm\;\ xterm"
- no xterm's and the following message: "buffer: -sudo: xterm; xterm: command
not found-"
+
+ no xterm's and the following message: "buffer: -sudo: xterm; xterm:
+ command not found-"
There appears to be no way of sending multiple commands into gksu or
gksudo. (both have the same problem, but different debug messages. the
sudo filter was more verbose however)
This can apply to adding switches to a program as well:
gksudo -d "xterm --help"
- no xterm's and the following message: "-uffer: -xterm: bad command line
option "--help""
+
+ no xterm's and the following message: "-uffer: -xterm: bad command line
+ option "--help""
Are there plans to add support for encapsulating commands into quotes in
gksudo? This behaviour works correctly in sudo and kdesu.
Cheers,
Sean
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gksu does not allow multiple commands in an argument
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/136874
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