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120* Changes in Emacs 27.1 120* Changes in Emacs 27.1
121 121
122** emacsclient
123
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123** emacsclient now supports the 'EMACS_SOCKET_NAME' environment variable. 125*** emacsclient now supports the 'EMACS_SOCKET_NAME' environment variable.
124The behavior is identical to 'EMACS_SERVER_FILE', in that the 126The behavior is identical to 'EMACS_SERVER_FILE', in that the
125command-line value specified via '--socket-name' will override the 127command-line value specified via '--socket-name' will override the
126environment, and the natural default to TMPDIR, then "/tmp", continues 128environment, and the natural default to TMPDIR, then "/tmp", continues
127to apply. 129to apply.
128 130
131---
132*** When run by root, emacsclient no longer connects to non-root sockets.
133(Instead you can use Tramp methods to run root commands in a non-root Emacs.)
134
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130** The function 'read-passwd' uses '*' as default character to hide passwords. 136** The function 'read-passwd' uses '*' as default character to hide passwords.
131 137