[Bug 54582] Re: [Bug 54582] Re: gksudo doesn't ask for a password

2006-07-31 Thread brettatoms
I get this... $ sudo -p GNOME_SUDO_PASS ls password: If this is meant to print GNOME_SUDO_PASS: then sudo's -p option is completely broken. On Mon, 2006-07-31 at 11:04 +, Gustavo Noronha Silva wrote: > The -p option is for sudo; it will replace sudo's password prompt for > something; in this

[Bug 54582] Re: [Bug 54582] Re: gksudo doesn't ask for a password

2006-07-30 Thread brettatoms
Do you know why sudo is ignoring the prompt? Is it in a format that sudo doesn't like? Does sudo always ignore the -p option regardless if its from pam? Could pam be setting the -p option incorrectly? Would a fix require a patch to the sudo source? pam? Sorry, I don't know that much about sudo or