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authorPaul Eggert2018-12-06 11:07:18 -0800
committerPaul Eggert2018-12-06 11:07:47 -0800
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Mention unsetting XDG_RUNTIME_DIR in doc.
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@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ to apply.
133as the directory for client/server sockets, if Emacs is running 133as the directory for client/server sockets, if Emacs is running
134under an X Window System desktop that sets the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR 134under an X Window System desktop that sets the XDG_RUNTIME_DIR
135environment variable to indicate where session sockets should go. 135environment variable to indicate where session sockets should go.
136To get the old and less-secure behavior, unset XDG_RUNTIME_DIR before
137invoking emacs and emacsclient.
136 138
137--- 139---
138*** When run by root, emacsclient no longer connects to non-root sockets. 140*** When run by root, emacsclient no longer connects to non-root sockets.