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-rw-r--r--man/newgidmap.1.xml2
-rw-r--r--man/newuidmap.1.xml2
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diff --git a/man/newgidmap.1.xml b/man/newgidmap.1.xml
index ad7a186e..3c1955ac 100644
--- a/man/newgidmap.1.xml
+++ b/man/newgidmap.1.xml
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@
<para>
The <command>newgidmap</command> sets <filename>/proc/[pid]/gid_map</filename> based on it's
command line arguments and the gids allowed in <filename>/etc/subgid</filename>.
+ Note that the root user is not exempted from the requirement for a valid
+ <filename>/etc/subgid</filename> entry.
</para>
<para>
diff --git a/man/newuidmap.1.xml b/man/newuidmap.1.xml
index 04bb14fc..e07414f1 100644
--- a/man/newuidmap.1.xml
+++ b/man/newuidmap.1.xml
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
<para>
The <command>newuidmap</command> sets <filename>/proc/[pid]/uid_map</filename> based on it's
command line arguments and the uids allowed in <filename>/etc/subuid</filename>.
+ Note that the root user is not exempted from the requirement for a valid
+ <filename>/etc/subuid</filename> entry.
</para>
<para>