Re: Why emacs touches read-only file?

[Daniel]

On Apr 20, 12:00 am, Daniel <hanm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 19, 7:28 pm, Tim X <t...@nospam.dev.null> wrote:
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> >Daniel<hanm...@gmail.com> writes:
> > > Hi all,
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> > > 1. Create a file with permission of 444 (read-only) file.
> > > 2. Open the file using emacs.
>
> > > Question.
>
> > > My emacs open the read-only file as writable buffer. Also, I can
> > > modify it and save it. (AMAZING, emacs IGNORES unix file system. WOW.)
>
> > > What happened to the emacs, and how it works properly (open files as
> > > read-only if it is read-only, and as writable if it is writable.)
>
> > > Thank you,
>
> > > Dan.
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> > doing the same thing with emacs 22 gives me a read only file. any attempt to
> > modify the file gives me a buffer is read only message.
>
> > Your not running as root are you?
>
> > Tim
>
> > --
> > tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au
>
> I am running it as root, but the permission is read-only to root also.
> Is there any problem?

I am running it as root, but the permission is read-only to root also.

Is there any problem?