commit: e6bd58b5ea5c1ba189359ff10b71b9e64005ca42 Author: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> AuthorDate: Mon Dec 5 08:42:24 2022 +0000 Commit: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> CommitDate: Mon Dec 5 08:42:24 2022 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/gentoo-news.git/commit/?id=e6bd58b5
2022-12-01-systemd-usrmerge: note need to use a root shell We don't want people to use 'sudo' and then possibly somehow get locked out if something goes wrong. Better to use a proper root shell. Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo.org> 2022-12-01-systemd-usrmerge/2022-12-01-systemd-usrmerge.en.txt | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/2022-12-01-systemd-usrmerge/2022-12-01-systemd-usrmerge.en.txt b/2022-12-01-systemd-usrmerge/2022-12-01-systemd-usrmerge.en.txt index 87ec4af..4bf3e05 100644 --- a/2022-12-01-systemd-usrmerge/2022-12-01-systemd-usrmerge.en.txt +++ b/2022-12-01-systemd-usrmerge/2022-12-01-systemd-usrmerge.en.txt @@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ To migrate a system to merged-usr, follow this procedure: 2. Install sys-apps/merge-usr. -3. Run the merge-usr script. The --dryrun option may be used to - check for error conditions before running the script for real. +3. Run the merge-usr script in a root shell (not using 'sudo', as a precautionary + measure). The --dryrun option may be used to check for error conditions + before running the script for real. 4. Switch to a merged-usr profile. eg. eselect profile set default/linux/amd64/17.1/systemd/merged-usr