From: Vincent Lefevre <vincent@vinc17.net>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
Cc: 32413@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: 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 17:53:10 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180810155310.GF12819@zira.vinc17.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <vu7ekycjpx.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org>
On 2018-08-10 11:41:30 -0400, Glenn Morris wrote:
> Vincent Lefevre wrote:
> > If you mean that it writes the history, then that's a usual shell
> > thing, so that's OK.
>
> The behaviour you complain about in the subject line is a usual X thing,
> for "modern" (ie non-ancient) desktop applications, as was explained in
> the referenced Debian bug reports you were pointed to.
But Emacs has been an ancient desktop application. Now, one has a
regression.
> > BTW, that's probably one of the reasons why "su" redefines HOME to the
> > target user home directory by default.
>
> And it's one of the reasons why the referenced reports discouraged
> running desktop applications under plain "su". I'm sure in one of the
> reports someone suggested modifying plain "su".
This would make sense to follow the principle of plain "su"
(e.g. HOME is redefined...).
> The specific example of dconf etc is not a bug, it's how these things
> work. If you don't like it, use the configure option to disable that
> feature (most programs won't give you that option). I think the general
> principle of "Emacs should never create files/directories if the user
> hasn't explicitly asked it to do that" is a non-starter.
> So this report should be closed wontfix IMO.
I'm using Debian's package. So, you are saying that Debian should
use this option?
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Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-08-10 9:30 bug#32413: 25.2; When run as root, emacs writes dconf files in a non-root user's /run/user/XXX directory Vincent Lefevre
2018-08-10 12:17 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-08-10 12:57 ` Vincent Lefevre
2018-08-10 13:47 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-08-10 14:32 ` Vincent Lefevre
2018-08-10 15:41 ` Glenn Morris
2018-08-10 15:53 ` Vincent Lefevre [this message]
2018-08-12 17:31 ` Noam Postavsky
2018-08-12 22:03 ` Andreas Schwab
2018-08-12 23:45 ` Glenn Morris
2018-08-10 19:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-08-10 12:28 ` Noam Postavsky
2018-08-10 12:39 ` Eli Zaretskii
2018-08-12 17:28 ` Noam Postavsky
2018-08-10 14:17 ` Vincent Lefevre
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