From 2bb88e24d47f6e0a7b1c19110b094f9b01eef709 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Henrik Lissner Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2020 00:41:51 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] docs/faq: Add "~/.emacs.d/server is unsafe" error --- docs/faq.org | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/faq.org b/docs/faq.org index 1059635b6..e754c6da0 100644 --- a/docs/faq.org +++ b/docs/faq.org @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ - [[#an-upstream-package-was-broken-and-i-cant-update-it][An upstream package was broken and I can't update it]] - [[#why-do-i-see-ugly-indentation-highlights-for-tabs][Why do I see ugly indentation highlights for tabs?]] - [[#clipetty--emit-opening-output-file-permission-denied-devpts29-error]["clipetty--emit: Opening output file: Permission denied, /dev/pts/29" error]] + - [[#the-directory-emacsdserver-is-unsafe-error-at-startup]["The directory ~/.emacs.d/server is unsafe" error at startup]] * General ** Why is it called Doom? @@ -1261,3 +1262,16 @@ There are a couple ways to address this: ** "clipetty--emit: Opening output file: Permission denied, /dev/pts/29" error This applies to tmux users, in particular. See https://github.com/spudlyo/clipetty/issues/15 for a solution. + +** "The directory ~/.emacs.d/server is unsafe" error at startup +If you're getting this error you must reset the owner of +=C:\Users\USERNAME\.emacs.d= to your own account: + +1. Right-click the =~/.emacs.d/server= directory in Windows Explorer, +2. Click Properties, +3. Select the "Security" tab, +4. Click the "Advanced" button, +5. Select the "Owner" tab +6. Change the owner to your account name + +([[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/885793/emacs-error-when-calling-server-start][source]])