GNU bug report logs - #13930
Emacs doesn't cope well if it can't access/create .emacs.d

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Robert Prije <rprije <at> janestreet.com>

Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 01:47:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 16154

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Robert Prije <rprije <at> janestreet.com>
Cc: 13930 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#13930: Emacs doesn't cope well if it can't access/create .emacs.d
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:43:09 -0400

> As a result, whenever I run sudo emacs on a file, it throws the error:
> "Creating directory: Permission denied, /home/rprije/.emacs.d/"

Can you run with --debug-init to hopefully get a backtrace showing in
which context this error is signaled?


        Stefan
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