From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kai Grossjohann Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Editing a file as root Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 18:08:11 +0000 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <87llpbb9mc.fsf@emptyhost.emptydomain.de> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1071685288 19964 80.91.224.253 (17 Dec 2003 18:21:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 18:21:28 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Dec 17 19:21:23 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AWgIV-0006wu-00 for ; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 19:21:23 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AWhFM-0000Ie-Tx for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 17 Dec 2003 14:22:12 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsmi-us.news.garr.it!newsmi-eu.news.garr.it!NewsITBone-GARR!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!213-203-244-156.kunde.vdserver.DE!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 17 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 213-203-244-156.kunde.vdserver.de (213.203.244.156) Original-X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1071684501 6389549 213.203.244.156 ([73968] 10430) User-Agent: Gnus/5.1003 (Gnus v5.10.3) Emacs/21.2 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:jJr6AvXVwEAd9o+12wndt8Fx1HQ= Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:119441 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 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.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:15379 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:15379 sebastien.kirche.no@spam.free.fr ( Sébastien Kirche) writes: > Well the "server" is actually the same local machine. So I guess that > even if remote login is disabled (not sure it is) it should not > interfere with local login from within emacs. Yes, but for a different reason. > Or do i misunderstood and the /su::/some/path acts as a rlogin even on > local system ? No, /su::/some/path invokes the su program. It does not involve rlogin (nor ssh) at all. So even if those are configured to say no, then su might still let you in. Kai