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BUILD-433: Unprivileged Builds #44000

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions cicd/builds/advanced-build-operations.adoc
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include::modules/builds-build-pruning.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::modules/builds-build-run-policy.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

include::modules/builds-build-unprivileged.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
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// Module included in the following assemblies:
//
// * builds/advanced-build-operations.adoc

:_content-type: PROCEDURE
[id="builds-build-unprivileged_{context}"]
= Unprivileged Builds (Developer Preview)

Builds can be configured to run as an unprivileged user, with the minimal set of capabilities to build a container image.

[IMPORTANT]
====
[subs="attributes+"]
Unprivileged {product-title} Builds is a Developer Preview feature, intended to provide early access to new capabilities. This feature is not recommended for production or business-critical environments.
====

.Procedure

* To run builds as an unprivileged user, pass the `BUILD_PRIVILEGED` environment variable as part of the `sourceStrategy`
ifndef::openshift-online[]
or `dockerStrategy`
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or customStrategy?

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Yes, I should add that too.

endif::[]
in a `BuildConfig`, with the value `"false"`:
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or Build, unless that's assumed?

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Build is typically assumed. OpenShift CI may be one of the few users that doesn't use BuildConfig objects.

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[source,yaml]
----
sourceStrategy:
...
env:
- name: "BUILD_PRIVILEGED"
value: "false" <1>
----
<1> To run builds as an unprivileged user, set this value to `"false"` in quotation marks.