Ubuntu
gnome-terminal package

current directory changed to / when opening a new tab/window

Bug #390013 reported by Nicolò Chieffo
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gnome-terminal (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gnome-terminal

gnome-terminal 2.26.2-1ubuntu1
sudo 1.7.0-1ubuntu1

I'm not sure it's gnome-terminal or sudo fault, but whenever I start in gnome terminal a sudo operation, and (while sudo is still alive) I choose to open another tab, I get chdirred to /

Normally I get chdirred to the directory of the current tab (before clicking on new tab)

Tags: likely-dup
Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)
tags: added: likely-dup
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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Thanks for the report, do you have a test case for that?

Changed in gnome-terminal (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
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Nicolò Chieffo (yelo3) wrote : Re: [Bug 390013] Re: current directory changed to / when opening a new tab/window

- open gnome-terminal (note you are in your home directory)
- execute sudo echo
- don't insert the password
- file->open tab (sudo is still waiting for your password, so it's
still running)
- you are now in /

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Dominik George (natureshadow) wrote :

I'm sure this is related to #362880 and #263637.

GNOME Terminal chdirs to the working directory of the current shell job instead of the working directory of the shell itself.

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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Yes, seems to be related to bug 362880 there's a couple of duplicates on the upstream report with this same behavior, marking it as duplicate, thanks all.

Changed in gnome-terminal (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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