bugGNU Screen - Bugs: bug #51099, screenrc commands fail to execute

 
 

bug #51099: screenrc commands fail to execute

Submitter:  None
Submitted:  Tue 23 May 2017 06:28:15 PM UTC
   
 
Category:  Program Logic Severity:  3 - Normal
Priority:  * 5 - Normal Status:  None
Privacy:  Public Assigned to:  None
Open/Closed:  Open Release:  4.5.0
Fixed Release:  None Planned Release:  None
Work Required:  None
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  Spam posted by violab
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Tue 23 May 2017 07:32:38 PM UTC, comment #2: 

This appears to happen because screen does not create a window until AFTER the rc file has been processed. This is an issue because the user has no way of knowing that all the commands have been ignored.

Screen needs to warn users that commands are being thrown out when there are no windows to act on.

Doug <dopollan>
Tue 23 May 2017 07:01:43 PM UTC, comment #1: 

I checked the debug output and screen interprets the command from the rc file but does nothing with it. When the user types in a command, manually, then it actually runs the command.

DEBUG OUTPUT:

-- Reading from RC file --

FindUserPtr guest found, id 1
UserAcl: user 'guest', no password:AclSetPerm(uu, user 'guest', mode '-w', object '#?')

-- Reading from session --

FindUserPtr guest found, id 1
UserAcl: user 'guest', no password:AclSetPerm(uu, user 'guest', mode '-w', object '#?')
AclSetPermWin guest -w 0

Doug <dopollan>
Tue 23 May 2017 06:28:15 PM UTC, original submission:  

Using a "screenrc" file (via -c option or the default) does not execute commands as expected.

example:
acladd user
aclchg user -w "#?"

This will add the user but the second command does nothing.

"writelock on" is also ignored.

If these commands are entered manually, screen behaves as expected.

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