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diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi index 3a9f91e7dc..8654e08b4f 100644 --- a/doc/guix.texi +++ b/doc/guix.texi @@ -3657,7 +3657,8 @@ the @code{hydra.gnu.org} build farm. For security, each substitute is signed, allowing recipients to check their authenticity and integrity (@pxref{Substitutes}). Because @command{guix publish} uses the system's signing key, which is only -readable by the system administrator, it must run as root. +readable by the system administrator, it must be started as root; the +@code{--user} option makes it drop root privileges early on. The general syntax is: @@ -3686,6 +3687,11 @@ The following options are available: @itemx -p @var{port} Listen for HTTP requests on @var{port}. +@item --user=@var{user} +@itemx -u @var{user} +Change privileges to @var{user} as soon as possible---i.e., once the +server socket is open and the signing key has been read. + @item --repl[=@var{port}] @itemx -r [@var{port}] Spawn a Guile REPL server (@pxref{REPL Servers,,, guile, GNU Guile |