* files.el (backup-by-copying-when-mismatch): The default value is

now t.

* startup.el (normal-top-level):
* net/tramp.el (tramp-handle-insert-file-contents): Do not set
`backup-by-copying-when-mismatch'.

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/net/tramp.el b/lisp/net/tramp.el
index d5b55064f3d..10b3c7bd04c 100644
--- a/lisp/net/tramp.el
+++ b/lisp/net/tramp.el
@@ -2861,12 +2861,7 @@ User is always nil."
             (setq buffer-file-name filename)
             (setq buffer-read-only (not (file-writable-p filename)))
             (set-visited-file-modtime)
-            (set-buffer-modified-p nil)
-            ;; For root, preserve owner and group when editing files.
-            (when (string-equal
-                   (tramp-file-name-handler 'file-remote-p filename 'user)
-                   "root")
-              (set (make-local-variable 'backup-by-copying-when-mismatch) t)))
+            (set-buffer-modified-p nil))
           (when (and (stringp local-copy)
                      (or remote-copy (null tramp-temp-buffer-file-name)))
             (delete-file local-copy))