feat: add sudo support for file manager operations #509

2026-01-14T17:35:37Z

ZacharyZcR commented

2026-01-14 17:35:37 +00:00

(Migrated from github.com)

Summary

Add sudo password dialog when file operations encounter permission denied errors
Sudo password is temporarily stored in SSH session memory (cleared on disconnect)
Currently supports delete operation with sudo retry (other operations can be added similarly)

Changes

Backend: Add sudoPassword field to SSH session, execWithSudo helper function, /sudo-password endpoint
Backend: Modify delete operation to auto-retry with sudo when password is set
Frontend: Add SudoPasswordDialog component for password input
Frontend: Modify FileManager.tsx to detect needsSudo response and show dialog
i18n: Add translation keys for sudo dialog

Security

Password stored only in memory, never persisted to database
Automatically cleared when SSH session disconnects
Uses sudo -S to pass password via stdin (not exposed in command line)

Test Plan

Delete a file in /etc or other protected directory as non-root user
Permission denied triggers sudo password dialog
After entering correct password, operation succeeds
Same session reuses sudo password for subsequent operations

## Summary - Add sudo password dialog when file operations encounter permission denied errors - Sudo password is temporarily stored in SSH session memory (cleared on disconnect) - Currently supports delete operation with sudo retry (other operations can be added similarly) ## Changes - **Backend**: Add `sudoPassword` field to SSH session, `execWithSudo` helper function, `/sudo-password` endpoint - **Backend**: Modify delete operation to auto-retry with sudo when password is set - **Frontend**: Add `SudoPasswordDialog` component for password input - **Frontend**: Modify `FileManager.tsx` to detect `needsSudo` response and show dialog - **i18n**: Add translation keys for sudo dialog ## Security - Password stored only in memory, never persisted to database - Automatically cleared when SSH session disconnects - Uses `sudo -S` to pass password via stdin (not exposed in command line) ## Test Plan - [ ] Delete a file in `/etc` or other protected directory as non-root user - [ ] Permission denied triggers sudo password dialog - [ ] After entering correct password, operation succeeds - [ ] Same session reuses sudo password for subsequent operations

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Reference: dennii/Termix#509