From db16859e8e859171763bc71bb1f1a4e6e67af169 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Glenn Washburn Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:01:42 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add note and explanation that the privileged user is required for properly running the tests Signed-off-by: Glenn Washburn Reviewed-by: Daniel Kiper --- docs/grub-dev.texi | 3 +++ 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/grub-dev.texi b/docs/grub-dev.texi index 9a2e9d906..9d256145e 100644 --- a/docs/grub-dev.texi +++ b/docs/grub-dev.texi @@ -495,6 +495,9 @@ These dependencies are currently documented in the @uref{https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/grub.git/tree/INSTALL, INSTALL} file in the source repository. Once installed, the test suite can be started by running the @command{make check} command from the GRUB build directory. +To properly run all the tests, the test suite must be run as the privileged +user. For instance, the filesystem tests require creating and mounting the +tested filessytems. @node Updating External Code @chapter Updating external code -- 2.47.3