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: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>
Cc: sb <at> dod.no, larsi <at> gnus.org, 36583 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#36583: 26.1; emacs 26 tries loading original user's .emacs after su to root
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 10:42:17 -0400

> Wouldn't it be simpler to do this in the shell, e.g.,
>
>     cat >>/root/.bashrc <<'EOF'
>     alias emacs='emacs -u "$LOGNAME"'
>     EOF
>
> although I would personally suggest
>
>     cat >>/root/.bashrc <<'EOF'
>     alias emacs='echo Do not run emacs as root'
>     EOF

Yes, there are various ways to skin this cat.


        Stefan
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