[HELP] sudo over ssh
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pasholnahuy228 · 2022-06-09 09:42

Having troubles with it.

Tried this:

    $ emacs -nw /ssh:user@172.16.42.1|sudo::/etc/hosts
    $ emacs -nw /ssh:user@172.16.42.1|sudo:172.16.42.1:/etc/hosts

but no matter what I try I just keep getting an empty editor window
and stuff like `bash: sudo::/etc/hosts: No such file or directory` in
the terminal.

The file I'm looking for definitely does exist.

Anything wrong with the command syntax maybe?

Emacs 28.1 on linux.

Thanks.

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carnivorousdrew · 2022-06-09 09:51

You can just pass root as a user if you need root privileges without
having to insert that sudo part.

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pasholnahuy228 · 2022-06-09 09:54

I know, but let's imagine I don't have a root password - only a sudo-
capable account.

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gojirabsd · 2022-06-09 10:01

Put the complete /ssh... part in " or '. Or try:

emacs -nw /ssh:user@172.16.42.1\\|sudo:172.16.42.1:/etc/hosts

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deaddyfreddy · 2022-06-09 10:08

I believe `sudo-edit` supports remote hosts.

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anaumann · 2022-06-09 11:50

Given the error message, this sounds about right..  It's an unescaped
pipe that is executed by the shell, not passed on to emacs.

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pasholnahuy228 · 2022-06-09 11:54

Shit, that was obvious.

Thanks a lot.