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

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