Add details for compose and remoteUser

Author: Chuxel

container-templates/docker-compose/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml

@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 version: '3'
 services:
   your-service-name-here:
-    # Uncomment the next line to use a non-root user. On Linux, this will prevent
-    # new files getting created as root, but you may need to update the USER_UID
-    # and USER_GID in .devcontainer/Dockerfile to match your user if not 1000.
+    # Uncomment the next line to use a non-root user for all processes. You can also
+    # simply use the "remoteUser" property in devcontainer.json if you just want VS Code
+    # and its sub-processes (terminals, tasks, debugging) to execute as the user. On Linux,
+    # you may need to update USER_UID and USER_GID in .devcontainer/Dockerfile to match your
+    # user if not 1000. See https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root for details.
     # user: vscode
 
     # Using a Dockerfile is optional, but included for completeness.

containers/docker-existing-docker-compose/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml

@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ version: '3'
 services:
   # Update this to the name of the service you want to work with in your docker-compose.yml file
   your-service-name-here:
-    # You may want to add a non-root user to your Dockerfile. On Linux, this will prevent
-    # new files getting created as root. See https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root-user
-    # for the needed Dockerfile updates and then uncomment the next line.
+    # You may want to add a non-root user to your Dockerfile and uncomment the line below
+    # to cause all processes to run as this user. Once present, you can also simply
+    # use the "remoteUser" property in devcontainer.json if you just want VS Code and
+    # its sub-processes (terminals, tasks, debugging) to execute as the user. On Linux,
+    # you may need to ensure the UID and GID of the container user you create matches your 
+    # local user. See https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root for details.
     # user: vscode
 
     # Uncomment if you want to add a different Dockerfile in the .devcontainer folder

containers/docker-in-docker-compose/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml

@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 version: '3'
 services:
   docker-in-docker:
-    # Uncomment the next line to use a non-root user. On Linux, this will prevent
-    # new files getting created as root, but you may need to update the USER_UID
-    # and USER_GID in .devcontainer/Dockerfile to match your user if not 1000.
+    # Uncomment the next line to use a non-root user for all processes. You can also
+    # simply use the "remoteUser" property in devcontainer.json if you just want VS Code
+    # and its sub-processes (terminals, tasks, debugging) to execute as the user. On Linux,
+    # you may need to update USER_UID and USER_GID in .devcontainer/Dockerfile to match your
+    # user if not 1000. See https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root for details.
     # user: vscode
 
     build: 

containers/javascript-node-12-mongo/.devcontainer/Dockerfile

@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ FROM node:12
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
 # The node image includes a non-root user with sudo access. Use the "remoteUser"
-# property in devcontainer.json to use it. On Linux, the container user's GID/UIDs
-# will be updated to match your local UID/GID (when using the dockerFile property).
+# property in devcontainer.json to use it. 
 # See https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root-user for details.
 ARG USERNAME=node
 ARG USER_UID=1000

containers/javascript-node-12-mongo/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml

@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 version: '3'
 services:
   web:
-    # Uncomment the next line to use a non-root user. On Linux, this will prevent
-    # new files getting created as root, but you may need to update the USER_UID
-    # and USER_GID in .devcontainer/Dockerfile to match your user if not 1000.
+    # Uncomment the next line to use a non-root user for all processes. You can also
+    # simply use the "remoteUser" property in devcontainer.json if you just want VS Code
+    # and its sub-processes (terminals, tasks, debugging) to execute as the user. On Linux,
+    # you may need to update USER_UID and USER_GID in .devcontainer/Dockerfile to match your
+    # user if not 1000. See https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root for details.
     # user: node
 
     build: 

containers/javascript-node-12-postgres/.devcontainer/Dockerfile

@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ FROM node:12
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
 # The node image includes a non-root user with sudo access. Use the "remoteUser"
-# property in devcontainer.json to use it. On Linux, the container user's GID/UIDs
-# will be updated to match your local UID/GID (when using the dockerFile property).
+# property in devcontainer.json to use it. 
 # See https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root-user for details.
 ARG USERNAME=node
 ARG USER_UID=1000

containers/javascript-node-12-postgres/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml

@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 version: '3'
 services:
   web:
-    # Uncomment the next line to use a non-root user. On Linux, this will prevent
-    # new files getting created as root, but you may need to update the USER_UID
-    # and USER_GID in .devcontainer/Dockerfile to match your user if not 1000.
+    # Uncomment the next line to use a non-root user for all processes. You can also
+    # simply use the "remoteUser" property in devcontainer.json if you just want VS Code
+    # and its sub-processes (terminals, tasks, debugging) to execute as the user. On Linux,
+    # you may need to update USER_UID and USER_GID in .devcontainer/Dockerfile to match your
+    # user if not 1000. See https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root for details.
     # user: node
 
     build: 

containers/python-3-postgres/.devcontainer/Dockerfile

@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 
-# This Dockerfile adds a non-root user with sudo access. Use the "remoteUser"
-# property in devcontainer.json to use it. On Linux, the container user's GID/UIDs
-# will be updated to match your local UID/GID (when using the dockerFile property).
+# The node image includes a non-root user with sudo access. Use the "remoteUser"
+# property in devcontainer.json to use it. 
 # See https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root-user for details.
 ARG USERNAME=vscode
 ARG USER_UID=1000

containers/python-3-postgres/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml

@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ version: '3'
 
 services:
   app:
-    # Uncomment the next line to use a non-root user. On Linux, this will prevent
-    # new files getting created as root, but you may need to update the USER_UID
-    # and USER_GID in .devcontainer/Dockerfile to match your user if not 1000.
+    # Uncomment the next line to use a non-root user for all processes. You can also
+    # simply use the "remoteUser" property in devcontainer.json if you just want
+    # VS Code and its sub-processes (terminals, tasks, debugging) to execute as the user
+    # On Linux, you may need to update the USER_UID and USER_GID in .devcontainer/Dockerfile 
+    # to match your user if not 1000. See https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root for details.
     # user: vscode
 
     build: