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envelope-from=tim@akwebsoft.com; helo=gateway24.websitewelcome.com X-Spam_score_int: -10 X-Spam_score: -1.1 X-Spam_bar: - X-Spam_report: (-1.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, NICE_REPLY_A=-0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_NEUTRAL=0.779 autolearn=no autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "help-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:128323 Archived-At: On 2/28/21 11:09 AM, Tassilo Horn wrote: > Tim Johnson writes: > >> I have been using the emacs daemon as my system editor. >> Starting with the following script >> ;; code >> emacs -q -nw --no-splash --daemon -l ~/.emacs.d/init_term.el >> ;; end code >> >> Works fine as user tim, but if I try it as root, I get the following error >> message: >> ;; quote >> /usr/local/bin/emacsclient: can't find socket; have you started the server? > The reason is that this will try to connect to the emacs demon run for > the user root which you would need to start as well. > > I just find files as normal user and use the below snippet to be queried > if I want to open a file I have no write permission for using TRAMP's > sudo method: > > --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8--- > (defun th/find-file-sudo (file) > "Opens FILE with root privileges." > (interactive "F") > (set-buffer (find-file (concat "/sudo::" file)))) > > (define-advice find-file (:around (ff file &rest more) th/find-file-maybe-sudo) > (if (and (file-exists-p file) > (not (file-directory-p file)) > (not (file-writable-p file)) > (not (file-remote-p file)) > (y-or-n-p (concat "File " > file > " is read-only. Sudo? "))) > (th/find-file-sudo file) > (funcall ff file more))) > --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8--- Thanks. It is solved. Cheers -- Tim tj49.com