Bug 281 – visudo should print argv[0] when reporting errors

Bug 281 - visudo should print argv[0] when reporting errors


Summary:	visudo should print argv[0] when reporting errors

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Product:	Sudo
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Visudo
Version:	1.7.0
Hardware:	PC NetBSD

Importance:	low normal
Assigned To:	Todd C. Miller

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Depends on:
Blocks:
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Reported:	2008-03-03 18:20 MST by Jan Schaumann
Modified:	2008-03-06 12:45 MST (History)
CC List:	0 users

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print progname: error (1.98 KB, patch) 2008-03-03 18:20 MST, Jan Schaumann	Details \| Diff
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Description Jan Schaumann 2008-03-03 18:20:02 MST

Created attachment 222 [details]
print progname: error

If you invoke visudo and encounter an error, it will just print the error message.  This makes it difficult to distinguish this error from any other errors if you invoke visudo from within another tool.

It should, in good old unix fashion, print the program name as the first item before printing any errors or warnings.

Comment 1 Todd C. Miller 2008-03-06 12:45:21 MST

Fixed in sudo 1.7b3.