Re: tramp (2.0.25); Attempting to dired a directory via sudo method fails.

[Michael Albinus]

Joseph Kiniry <address@hidden> writes:

> Another useful thing to do is to put (setq tramp-debug-buffer t) in
> the ~/.emacs file and to repeat the bug.  Then, include the contents
> of the *tramp/foo* buffer and the *debug tramp/foo* buffer in your bug
> report.
>
> --bug report follows this line--
>
> Occasionally, attempting to dired a directory via the sudo method
> with tramp fails.  Repeated attempts on the same directory fail, but
> attempts on adjacent/nearby  directories succeed.  I have not yet
> determined a corrolating factor (e.g., perms, symlinks, names, etc.).

It would be helpfull if you could append the tramp buffers as
instructed above.

> Emacs  : GNU Emacs 21.3.50.5 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars)
>  of 2004-02-05 on kind
> Package: tramp (2.0.25)

Hmm. Tramp 2.0.25 is rather old (October 2002). The CVS version of
Emacs you're using includes Tramp 2.0.38 already. Maybe you disable
your local Tramp directory, or you upgrade to the recent Tramp CVS
version.

Best regards, Michael.