X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:message-id:date:from:reply-to:subject:to :mime-version:content-type; q=dns; s=default; b=WN0moo0qBuYDcfoo seiaPWejXnW1XhD1fMaUGBsPXIApgEQ79Qw6aPGX/sEBtwA/kDEmmHmYyMsT2v7b /M3Q0+j0bJbMvFFFx1Pr2R6N8Dr7uUb/F7Dy9bb3KfHbLi0gUIYyvhlk+v2ADcag fScvvyRo+6gABjrePFf4FAsgrAA= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:message-id:date:from:reply-to:subject:to :mime-version:content-type; s=default; bh=04dntdjYJv4/mIGyzh9ua8 1qJIA=; b=NKa/SPW7rbMm1JaIjWkmRZSmkRGIB0hpdAhq1AsKMReFAnA235BrF+ WNqlnwJqGS483vnR6mBTDa08CaqJscafbk5T4PsI4bAViganSiWVfIYk2MPl/FyG hg2aO0Z93DbfJgIMcA79+aqvfWvV0ma217A+Y25ok6+dZTg5nnLtw= Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=3.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_40,FREEMAIL_FROM,KAM_FROM_URIBL_PCCC,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,SPF_PASS,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=no version=3.3.2 X-HELO: nm31-vm10.bullet.mail.gq1.yahoo.com Message-ID: <1424612002.86007.YahooMailBasic@web120101.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 05:33:22 -0800 From: gjnospam2014-cygwinproblems AT yahoo DOT com Reply-To: gjnospam2014-cygwinproblems AT yahoo DOT com Subject: Re: emacs server problem To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Ken Brown wrote: > > It definitely seems to be something to do with permissions. In a > > standalone emacs I tried 'server-start' and got told that "The directory > > `/cygdrive/c/Users/GJ/AppData/Local/Temp/emacs197609' is unsafe" > > Do you have TEMP or TMP or TMPDIR or something like that set in your > environment to /cygdrive/c/Users/GJ/AppData/Local/Temp? If so, change > it to /tmp. (/etc/profile should do this unless you're not using the > default /etc/profile.) Yes, it is set. If I make it use /tmp then it all works. Why the difference between using /tmp and ~/.emacs.d/server ? And why, suddenly, this problem related to permissions on the Local/Temp dir? The problem only surfaced after I upgraded, remember. Anyway, many thanks, it's much appreciated. -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple