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

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:34:41 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 865, 3281, 8787

Found in version 23.3

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
Cc: 4197 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, "'Eli Zaretskii'" <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#4197: 23.1; error when try to run `server-start': directory .emacs.d/server is	unsafe
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:49:03 -0400

> I think Emacs should be able to coexist and behave nicely with FAT32 - don't

IIUC how Windows on FAT32 works, using emacsserver on such a system
means that any process running on this machine (from your own user or
any other user) can control your Emacs session.


        Stefan
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