Use sudo password prompt instead of custom
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Description
Using a normal sudo call would mean the sudoers config would be inherited, including a custom prompt. It's a bit jarring seeing a password prompt that doesn't match the expected sudo prompt and all the other standard sudo behaviours. This would also close #71.
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First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the custom password prompt and the sudo invocation in the Swift CLI. Compare that path with normal sudo behavior, then verify that the standard sudo prompt and inherited sudoers behavior are used and that issue #71 is addressed.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- swift
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100