GNU bug report logs - #36583
26.1; emacs 26 tries loading original user's .emacs after su to root

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Steinar Bang <sb <at> dod.no>

Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 20:24:02 UTC

Severity: minor

Merged with 19477, 36604

Found in version 26.1

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From: Andreas Schwab <schwab <at> linux-m68k.org>
To: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 36583 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, sb <at> dod.no, monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca
Subject: bug#36583: 26.1; emacs 26 tries loading original user's .emacs after su to root
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 11:21:29 +0200
On Jul 12 2019, Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org> wrote:

> I think I asked for this feature so that when I run Emacs as root I
> will get the commands I am accustomed to.

Nowadays this is perhaps obsoleted by Tramp.

Andreas.

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