do shell script administrator privileges bug?
do shell script administrator privileges bug?
- Subject: do shell script administrator privileges bug?
- From: Rob Morton <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002 14:38:38 -0400
Well I am trying to figure a work around for what I would classify as a bug.
I know what and why it is doing it, just not how to stop it from doing it.
Cause: Ampersand in your password
Example:
do shell script "/bin/ls" with administrator privileges
If you have an & in your password, you can not authenticate without typing
\&. If your password was 123&456 you would have to enter 123\&456 In some
respects it is even worse for the unsuspecting as the results would be
returned with 123 included (the only reason it dawned on me what was
happening). Seems to me these things should be handled in the background so
the user does not have to type in their "special" AppleScript password.
I realize this is not the correct place to make a bug report for
AppleScript, but where is the correct place.
Thanks,
Rob Morton
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