Re: Starting emacs as root

[Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost>]

Just tried to make  mg -- failed

On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 11:08 AM Van Ly <van.ly%sdf.org@localhost> wrote:
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> Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost> writes:
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> > if I run /usr/local/bin/emacs , I get a
> > useless GUI -- simple GUI which uses
> > keyboard. I cant use this -- why?
> >
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> If you are *really* unlucky the default color settings make the text
> unreadable below the mode line.
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> You can use mg(1) to edit file as root with emacs key bindings.
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> Or, as a normal user when you need to edit a file with higher access
> control, temporarily `su' in emacs to edit the file.
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>     https://planet.emacslife.com
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> has posts on how-to improve the GUI experience.
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> When Grok Build and Emacs interoperate, you should be able to say or
> type what you want or have the agents present threads to pull.
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> --
> vl