Docker and CI/CD · Junior · Question 67 of 75

Which user does a container's process run as by default?

✓Correct answer: root, unless the image sets another USER
2the user who ran the docker run command
3a random user created on every start

Explanation

Root in a container is limited but still risky if it escapes. Official Node images include a node user; switch to it with USER node.

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