command not found handler logs user out in some cases
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| command-not-found (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Hiho,
Ubuntu 12.04, up to date as of mid-day on Nov 23rd 2012...
Summary: when running an unknown command in the background while one is "su'd" to another user, the current user is logged out. This is best shown with an example:
[stephan@host:~]$ sudo su -
[sudo] password for stephan:
root@host:~ # cd /etc/openvpn/
root@host:
[1] 24330
root@host:
# ^^^^ THIS LOGOUT IS EXECUTED BY THE COMMAND-NOT-FOUND HANDLER.
[stephan@host:~]$ No command 'emasc' found, did you mean:
Command 'emacs' from package 'emacs23-lucid' (universe)
Command 'emacs' from package 'e3' (universe)
Command 'emacs' from package 'emacs23-nox' (main)
Command 'emacs' from package 'jove' (universe)
Command 'emacs' from package 'emacs23' (main)
emasc: command not found
[stephan@host:~]$
Curiously, this does NOT happen if the command is run in the foreground:
[stephan@host:~]$ sudo su -
[sudo] password for stephan:
root@host:~ # cd /etc/openvpn/
root@host:
No command 'emasc' found, did you mean:
Command 'emacs' from package 'emacs23-lucid' (universe)
Command 'emacs' from package 'e3' (universe)
Command 'emacs' from package 'emacs23-nox' (main)
Command 'emacs' from package 'jove' (universe)
Command 'emacs' from package 'emacs23' (main)
emasc: command not found
root@host:
| Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote | #1 |
| tags: | added: bot-comment |
| affects: | ubuntu → command-not-found (Ubuntu) |
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