Subject: bug#4197: 23.1; error when try to run `server-start': directory .emacs.d/server is unsafe

From: "Drew Adams" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:25:25 -0700

In the Emacs bin directory:
 
.\cmdproxy.exe
 
At the cmd prompt:
 
.\runemacs.exe -Q
 
In *scratch* buffer, eval this: (server-start)
 
Debugger entered--Lisp error: (error "The directory c:/.emacs.d/server is
unsafe")
  signal(error ("The directory c:/.emacs.d/server is unsafe"))
  error("The directory %s is unsafe" "c:/.emacs.d/server")
  server-ensure-safe-dir("c:/.emacs.d/server/")
  server-start()
  eval((server-start))
  eval-last-sexp-1(nil)
  eval-last-sexp(nil)
  call-interactively(eval-last-sexp nil nil)

In GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i386-mingw-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2009-07-29 on SOFT-MJASON
Windowing system distributor `Microsoft Corp.', version 5.1.2600
configured using `configure --with-gcc (4.4)'