sudo show predefine PAM prompt with some PAM Modules, no default sudo prompt
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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sudo (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I use libpam-krb5 for authentication, when I use sudo it show this prompt
Password:
Not the default of sudo
[sudo] password for (user):
But if it's set LANG=C (no locale) with module libpam-krb5 show the default prompt of sudo.
With the module pam_unix (default of system) work without problems.
Then the problem is in locale support of one of these packages. At check the source code of two I reached the conclusion.
1. libpam-krb5 not support translations.
2. sudo replaces the PAM prompt if this is "Password:" or translate of this. But sudo only check "Password:" translated on current language config (example "Contraseña:" on "es" locale).
This bug not cause "real" problem but it may reveal the authentication system in use.
This report has attached a (possible) patch of sudo for fix the bug.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: sudo 1.8.9p5-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-29-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jan 24 07:50:23 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-12 (12 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
SourcePackage: sudo
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
VisudoCheck:
/etc/sudoers análisis OK
/etc/sudoers.
Related branches
Changed in sudo (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in sudo (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
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