From f65534589778ba2aae4795c9dc10c940f0c32897 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: kai zhu Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 14:45:06 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] doc: remove doc on obsolete `unsafe-perm` flag replace obsolete doc about root-privilege with changelog notes @ https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/e1a2837809a76896523cdfcbce7537e46f71d67e/CHANGELOG.md#v700-beta0-2020-08-04 --- docs/content/using-npm/scripts.md | 6 ++---- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/content/using-npm/scripts.md b/docs/content/using-npm/scripts.md index c111aa3f3ab53..cf274e44de3ac 100644 --- a/docs/content/using-npm/scripts.md +++ b/docs/content/using-npm/scripts.md @@ -122,10 +122,8 @@ npm will default some script values based on package contents. ### User -If npm was invoked with root privileges, then it will change the uid -to the user account or uid specified by the `user` config, which -defaults to `nobody`. Set the `unsafe-perm` flag to run scripts with -root privileges. +When npm is run as root, scripts are always run with the effective uid +and gid of the working directory owner. ### Environment