From 148dfc53a4a1e6f07d8b2a9be46796bd97063966 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bram Matthys Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 13:08:22 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Make clear the user should not compile or run as root. Seems some people miss this when they only read the README and not the installation instructions from the wiki ( https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/Installing_from_source ) --- README.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index f40e3c6ec..e22e54b4e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ Simply download the UnrealIRCd Windows version from www.unrealircd.org Alternatively you can compile UnrealIRCd for Windows yourself. However this is not straightforward and thus not recommended. #### *BSD/Linux/macOS -First you must compile the IRCd: +Do the following steps as a regular user, [do NOT run as root](https://www.unrealircd.org/docs/Do_not_run_as_root). + +### Step 1: Compile the IRCd * Run `./Config` * Run `make`