From ba29d31c9cb205863d8d63542ef969e7c6fafcfe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kai Blin Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 08:56:56 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] reference/run: Some editorial changes Based on the suggestions from @moxiegirl, some changes to make the wording more clear. Signed-off-by: Kai Blin --- docs/reference/run.md | 11 ++++++----- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/reference/run.md b/docs/reference/run.md index c9c7aae0fe..643c1a104c 100644 --- a/docs/reference/run.md +++ b/docs/reference/run.md @@ -1142,16 +1142,17 @@ volume mounted on the host). ### USER -The default user within a container is `root` (id = 0), but if the developer -created additional users, those are accessible by name. When passing a numeric -ID, the user doesn't have to exist in the container. +`root` (id = 0) is the default user within a container. The image developer can +create additional users. Those users are accessible by name. When passing a numeric +ID, the user does not have to exist in the container. The developer can set a default user to run the first process with the -Dockerfile `USER` instruction, but the operator can override it: +Dockerfile `USER` instruction. When starting a container, the operator can override +the `USER` instruction by passing the `-u` option. -u="": Username or UID -> **Note:** if you pass a numeric uid, it must be in the range 0-2147483647. +> **Note:** if you pass a numeric uid, it must be in the range of 0-2147483647. ### WORKDIR