Unable to autocomplete commands when I use the sudo command

[vndroid]

Describe the bug

Unable to autocomplete commands when I use the sudo command, such as

sudo tdnf ...

and so on. I can not find out the solutions.

Reproduction steps

1. add a new user.
2. add the new user to the sudo list.
3. switch to the new user's account.
4. can not use the bash_completion and the root account also can not use the sudo autocomplete.

Expected behavior

when I use the sudo command, I can use TAB to auto complete the command.

Additional context

OS version: PhotonOS 4.0 Rev2

[ssahani]

/cc @oliverkurth

[sshedi]

After logging into the regular user account, run the following command:

complete -F _root_command sudo

You can add this to your .bash_profile / .bashrc, and all bash completions work smoothly. I tested this on my Ph4 vm, working as expected.

[vndroid]

Thanks, it works. Will this issue be fixed in the future?

[sshedi]

I have made the necessary changes in our bash spec, fixed rpm will be released soon. Thanks.

[sshedi]

Fixed in https://github.com/vmware/photon/commit/49769c1c48dcd947cb40711c6e7f7495c9d80092 Please close this bug.

[Whiteoakrum]

Good day, where in the

After logging into the regular user account, run the following command:

complete -F _root_command sudo

You can add this to your .bash_profile / .bashrc, and all bash completions work smoothly. I tested this on my Ph4 vm, working as expected.

Good day, where in the .bashrc file to add that line? under which line or before which line ?

[sshedi]

No need to do add it anywhere, it's fixed in upstream already.

If at all you want to add it yourself, you can add it anywhere in your bashrc

[vndroid]

This issue still exists in PhotonOS 5.0. I hope it can be dealt with as soon as possible.

[sshedi]

Thanks for reporting this issue. Changes made in https://github.com/vmware/photon/commit/49769c1c48dcd947cb40711c6e7f7495c9d80092 was undone by https://github.com/vmware/photon/commit/2386008a951b39340a2c3964b621798b3fa40a64, I'm addressing it.

If you need a quick solution, please modify the file/usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion Change

complete -F _comp_root_command fakeroot gksu gksudo kdesudo really

to

complete -F _comp_root_command fakeroot gksu gksudo kdesudo really sudo

[vndroid]

Thanks for reporting this issue. Changes made in 49769c1 was undone by 2386008, I'm addressing it.

If you need a quick solution, please modify the file/usr/share/bash-completion/bash_completion Change

complete -F _comp_root_command fakeroot gksu gksudo kdesudo really

to

complete -F _comp_root_command fakeroot gksu gksudo kdesudo really sudo

Thanks a lot, it works.

[sshedi]

Fixed by: https://github.com/vmware/photon/commit/51d64cdd5a8d5bd27802c813e49a2c9041ee5820