[Buildroot] [PATCH] docs/manuali/makeusers-syntax.txt: add caveat for upgrading

["Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind)" <arnout@mind.be>]

With the change of the range of UIDs that is generated from the
automatic ID (-1), it became apparent that there is a potential problem
with these automatic IDs when upgrading: they may have changed, which
means that persistent files that exist outside of the rootfs suddenly
have a different owner.

Add a caveat section to the manual, as well as an explanation of how to
work around the problem.

Signed-off-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout@mind.be>
---
 docs/manual/makeusers-syntax.txt | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/manual/makeusers-syntax.txt b/docs/manual/makeusers-syntax.txt
index 3d1013f447..cebc6240ae 100644
--- a/docs/manual/makeusers-syntax.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/makeusers-syntax.txt
@@ -90,3 +90,17 @@ This will create this user:
 - +shell+ is: +/bin/sh+
 - +test+ is not a member of any additional +groups+
 - +comment+ is: +Test user+
+
+
+=== Caveat when updating Buildroot
+
+When updating buildroot or when packages are added or removed to/from
+the configuration, it is possible that the automatic UIDs and GIDs are
+changed. This can be a problem if persistent files were created with
+that user or group: after upgrade, they will suddenly have a different
+owner.
+
+Therefore, it is advisable to perpetuate the automatic IDs. This can be
+done either by adding a users table with the generated IDs. It is only
+needed to do this for UIDs that actually create persistent files, e.g.
+database.
-- 
2.34.1

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