From 3627a37091b0cad488a7e316c46c0492db5e4c17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2022 18:25:42 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] man/prosodyctl: Clarify description of --root

---
 man/prosodyctl.man      | 2 +-
 man/prosodyctl.markdown | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/prosodyctl.man b/man/prosodyctl.man
index cb8284ec0..31b3c7ab0 100644
--- a/man/prosodyctl.man
+++ b/man/prosodyctl.man
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ unregister user server
 Use the specified config file instead of the default.
 .TP
 \f[B]\f[CB]--root\f[B]\f[R]
-Don\[cq]t drop root privileges.
+Don\[cq]t drop root privileges (e.g.\ when invoked with sudo).
 .TP
 \f[B]\f[CB]--help\f[B]\f[R]
 Display help text for the specified command.
diff --git a/man/prosodyctl.markdown b/man/prosodyctl.markdown
index c5b93627e..aa50a62e8 100644
--- a/man/prosodyctl.markdown
+++ b/man/prosodyctl.markdown
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ details of how these commands work you should see ejabberdctl(8).
 :   Use the specified config file instead of the default.
 
 `--root`
-:   Don't drop root privileges.
+:   Don't drop root privileges (e.g. when invoked with sudo).
 
 `--help`
 :   Display help text for the specified command.