In a recent release we stopped running as the root user, but provided users a way to change this if they wanted to via an env variable. This adds this variable to the docs.
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ $ docker run -p 8888:8888 \
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+#### Running as root
+
+Starting in v1.10.5, Chronograf no longer run as the root user by default. If a
+user wants to revert this change they can set `CHRONOGRAF_AS_ROOT=true` as an
+environment variable.
## Official Documentation
See the [official docs](https://docs.influxdata.com/chronograf/latest/) for information on creating visualizations.
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ KAPACITOR_INFLUXDB_0_URLS_0=http://influxdb:8086
Find more about configuring Kapacitor [here](https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/latest/introduction/installation/)
+Starting in v1.7.4, Kapacitor no longer run as the root user by default. If a
+user wants to revert this change they can set `KAPACITOR_AS_ROOT=true` as an
### Exposed Ports
- 9092 TCP -- HTTP API endpoint