Add non root user to RHEL and use it when running tests#158
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LGTM, a standalone issue wouldn't hurt, but both the PR summary and the inline comments are very thorough.
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Why:
Bazel should not be run by a root user.
This has not created problems so far, but during the Bazel 8 migration, we noticed that certain tools (
rules_python), fail when run by a non-root user.The changes only affect RHEL machines, since those are running inside a minimal Docker image.
What:
runuser(available on minimal RHEL docker)Addresses:
#108