mobile-shell / mobile-shell/mosh
mosh interacts poorly with PAM
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Description
Ubuntu 12.04 with the latest updates, Vim version 7.3.429
Mosh server (Ubuntu, amd64), Version: 1.2.4-0931precise1
Mosh client (osx): 1.2.4 (installed via brew)
- When I ssh to the Ubuntu box, I can run vim and quit vim with no problem.
- But, when I mosh to the Ubuntu box and run vim, I get this message when I try to quit vim:
E138: Can't write viminfo file /home/my_account/.viminfo!
Any idea what is going on here?
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the reported Vim behavior on Ubuntu 12.04 under mosh and SSH using the listed versions, then investigate how PAM-related session handling differs. Done means Vim can write /home/my_account/.viminfo when run through mosh, with the behavior covered by a regression test if the project has a suitable test location.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, linux, ubuntu, vim
- Domain
- authentication, cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100