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From: nate@hobbes.intel.com (Nate Hess)
Newsgroups: comp.emacs
Subject: Re: Suggestion: An su mode for Emacs???
Message-ID: <3354@mipos3.intel.com>
Date: 19 Dec 88 19:43:37 GMT
References: <8812161518.AA20708@uk.ac.lon.rfhsm.ux>
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Reply-To: woodstock@hobbes.intel.com (Nate Hess)
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In-reply-to: and@ux.rfhsm.lon.ac.UK (Andy Holyer)

In article <8812161518.AA20708@uk.ac.lon.rfhsm.ux>, and@ux (Andy Holyer) writes:
>Dear Net-things,
>Is it possible to have a command (su-emacs, say) which asks for the su
>password, and from then on acts as if it was run by root?

Here is something quick'n'dirty that should do what you want:


(defun emacs-su ()
  "Don superuser costume in a seperate terminal emulator buffer."
  (interactive)
  (terminal-emulator "*Emacs su*" "/bin/su"))


Hope it helps,
--woodstock
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