reference/run: Clarify the use of numeric UIDs

it is possible to pass an UID that has not been created inside the container, clarify this in the docs.
This should fix issue #14795

Signed-off-by: Kai Blin <kai@samba.org>
(cherry picked from commit a7cfb098d4)

Conflicts:
	docs/reference/run.md
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Kai Blin
2015-08-12 06:34:37 +02:00
committed by Mary Anthony
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@@ -1142,7 +1142,6 @@ volume mounted on the host).
### USER
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`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.
@@ -1150,18 +1149,10 @@ 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. When starting a container, the operator can override
the `USER` instruction by passing the `-u` option.
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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.
The developer can set a default user to run the first process with the
Dockerfile `USER` instruction, but the operator can override it:
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-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