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diff --git a/website/bugs/gpg_authentication_cmd-requires-single-input.mdwn b/website/bugs/gpg_authentication_cmd-requires-single-input.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d10a164 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/bugs/gpg_authentication_cmd-requires-single-input.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +In monkeysphere-server, the gpg\_authentication function, and +consequently the gpg\_authentication\_cmd, currently requires that all +arguments be put in a single quoted argument, eg: + + gpg_authentication "--list-key --with-colons --with-fingerprint 0x${keyID}!" + +This is obviously a little lame, but it seems to be necessary to do +the necessary argument passing from the function, to the su function +called as the monkeysphere user that controls the gpg authentication +keyring. + +I'm not sure how to fix it. I think the problem is mostly in how +arguments are passed to su. + +-- Big Jimmy. |