Root emacsclient no longer connects to non-root sockets

* lib-src/emacsclient.c (set_local_socket): Don't ignore socket
ownership when run by root.
Ref: http://lists.gnu.org/r/emacs-devel/2018-11/msg00019.html

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index bbcd7a5747a..2f07abb4eb5 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -119,13 +119,19 @@ the new version of the file again.)
 
 * Changes in Emacs 27.1
 
+** emacsclient
+
 +++
-** emacsclient now supports the 'EMACS_SOCKET_NAME' environment variable.
+*** emacsclient now supports the 'EMACS_SOCKET_NAME' environment variable.
 The behavior is identical to 'EMACS_SERVER_FILE', in that the
 command-line value specified via '--socket-name' will override the
 environment, and the natural default to TMPDIR, then "/tmp", continues
 to apply.
 
+---
+*** When run by root, emacsclient no longer connects to non-root sockets.
+(Instead you can use Tramp methods to run root commands in a non-root Emacs.)
+
 +++
 ** The function 'read-passwd' uses '*' as default character to hide passwords.