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
