Re: TRAMP: no 2nd chance to enter sudo password

[Michael Albinus]

Chris Moore <address@hidden> writes:

> I type:
>
>   C-x C-f /sudo:address@hidden:/ RET blah RET

Btw, /sudo::/ is a short cut for this.

> "blah" isn't my password, so I expect it to fail, and re-prompt, but
> instead I see "Login failed" in the message line, and a new buffer
> called *tramp/sudo address@hidden containing:
>
>   Sorry, try again.
>   Password:
>
> The cursor is left in this new window, just after the '.' of
> 'again.'.  If I type my password at the 'Password:' prompt, it is
> displayed on the screen, and hitting return after it doesn't do
> anything anyway, since the buffer is in Fundamental mode.

The buffer displayed to you is meant to show you what's going
wrong. Retyping a password is not implemented yet in Tramp, it is on
the todo list.

Best regards, Michael.