[GNUnet-SVN] [gnunet] branch master updated: rewrite note on setuid.

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     new 6c009f855 rewrite note on setuid.
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commit 6c009f8555997295cd99ef9e7a6909c0c9ca90b2
Author: ng0 <address@hidden>
AuthorDate: Wed Oct 23 21:58:15 2019 +0000

    rewrite note on setuid.
---
 README | 12 +++++++-----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README b/README
index 75dd75694..3724d6573 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -323,11 +323,13 @@ in 'contrib/services' or by running:
 # sudo -u gnunet gnunet-arm -s
 
 
-Note that running the 'configure' and 'make install' steps as
-root (or with sudo) is required as some parts of the installation
-require the creation of SUID binaries.  The installation will
-work if you do not run these steps as root, but some components
-may not be installed in the perfect place or with the right
+Note that you must read paragraph "Notes on setuid", which documents
+steps you have to follow after the installation, as a priviledged
+user. We require some binaries to be setuid. The most portable
+approach across all supported platforms and targets is to let this be handled
+manually.
+The installation will work if you do not run these steps as root, but some
+components may not be installed in the perfect place or with the right
 permissions and thus won't work.
 
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