>>>>> <to...@tuxteam.de> writes: > imagine you're running your emacs (as a server) and want to edit > that one system file (say /etc/apt/sources.list) as sudo (without > starting an Emacs instance as root).
I do not like sudo. In my NSHO it has a lot of hidden traps and is shipped in a way that [profanities]. > M-x find-file <RET> /sudo::/etc/apt/sources.list But _this_ is interesting, and here advantages offset problems. The perfect thing should be know which tools are used by tramp, so that a sensible sudo configuration may be provided. -- /\ ___ Ubuntu: ancient /___/\_|_|\_|__|___Gian Uberto Lauri_____ African word //--\| | \| | Integralista GNUslamico meaning "I can \/ coltivatore diretto di software not install giĆ sistemista a tempo (altrui) perso... Debian" Warning: gnome-config-daemon considered more dangerous than GOTO