[Bug 931733] Re: calling sudo and command XY with "&", there is no request for sudo-password

[Marcel Stimberg]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. 
I can't reproduce the issue on Ubuntu 12.04: Running "sudo ...&" just fails, because there is no way to enter the password (withouth using "fg" for getting the process back in the foreground) -- one should actually use "sudo -b ..." instead.

Could you please check whether sudo was really needing credentials and
was not just using the cached ones? Run "sudo -k" first, then repeat
your command -- it should do nothing, then when you do "fg" you should
see sudo waiting for your password.

** Changed in: bash (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  calling sudo and command XY with "&", there is no request for sudo-
  password

Status in “bash” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  even if password für root is required, there no query after a call like "sudo leafpad /boot/grub/usb.mod&"
  !!it's the & at the end of line!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: bash 4.2-0ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-16.28-generic-pae 3.0.17
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-16-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Feb 13 22:45:46 2012
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427)
  SourcePackage: bash
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2012-01-07 (37 days ago)

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