GNU bug report logs - #32413
25.2; When run as root, emacs writes dconf files in a non-root user's /run/user/XXX directory

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>

Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2018 09:31:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: notabug

Found in version 25.2

Done: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #23 received at 32413 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net>
To: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 32413 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32413: 25.2; When run as root, emacs writes dconf files in a
 non-root user's /run/user/XXX directory
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:17:53 +0200

On 2018-08-10 08:28:49 -0400, Noam Postavsky wrote:
> Vincent Lefevre <vincent <at> vinc17.net> writes:
> 
> > Emacs should never create files/directories if the user hasn't
> > explicitly asked it to do that, in particular if this is under
> > a directory owned by a different user.
> 
> Does it help if you ./configure --without-gsettings?

Yes, this solves the problem (according to strace).

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