hi- here is the example in more detail. i haven't messed with the auto completion ever, and i'm working on a new jaunty installation.
do the following, where <TAB> = hit the tab key. j...@albans:~$ cd /tmp j...@albans:/tmp$ mkdir test j...@albans:/tmp$ sudo chown root test j...@albans:/tmp$ sudo chmod 600 test j...@albans:/tmp$ sudo touch test/touched j...@albans:/tmp$ ls test ls: cannot open directory test: Permission denied j...@albans:/tmp$ sudo ls test/touched test/touched j...@albans:/tmp$ sudo ls test/<TAB> the final line should produce an autocompletion of test/touched, but it does not. by "acquire root privliges", i mean authenticating, if necessary, after performing an sudo command. in the default ubuntu config, I believe you authenticate first with your password, and this is remembered for about ten minutes. my bug is about the fact that, although sudo "knows" that I am allowed to run commands as super user, it does not let me autocomplete paths which only root can read. sorry if this was not clear. -- sudo should autocomplete all file paths if already authenticated https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/346710 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
