From a63a9a6fcb4dac700de1fbc8e0da4838ce417233 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ayaz Salikhov <mathbunnyru@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2024 22:56:24 +0400
Subject: [PATCH] Document root homedir (#2079)

* Document root homedir

* Add link to issue
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 docs/using/common.md | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/using/common.md b/docs/using/common.md
index f17305539..3754d699c 100644
--- a/docs/using/common.md
+++ b/docs/using/common.md
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ You do so by passing arguments to the `docker run` command.
       quay.io/jupyter/base-notebook
   ```
 
+  ```{note}
+  If you set `NB_USER` to `root`, the `root` home dir will be set to `/home/root`.
+  See discussion [here](https://github.com/jupyter/docker-stacks/issues/2042).
+  ```
+
 - `-e NB_UID=<numeric uid>` - Instructs the startup script to switch the numeric user ID of `${NB_USER}` to the given value.
   The default value is `1000`.
   This feature is useful when mounting host volumes with specific owner permissions.