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authorAndy Rothfusz <github@developersupport.net>2014-02-17 14:36:05 -0800
committerAndy Rothfusz <github@developersupport.net>2014-02-17 14:36:05 -0800
commitc7c825d9a5f53be6f868ff401b1d61cda14e83fe (patch)
tree9ac2348638d7cf6fa01a6069439e749f2d597382
parent66c92140c9792f001972811572e97150bba37a99 (diff)
parent8871fd3a317240dbd6d5a9ae3309726281572bc1 (diff)
downloaddocker-c7c825d9a5f53be6f868ff401b1d61cda14e83fe.tar.gz
Merge pull request #4171 from SvenDowideit/4061-remote-api-warning
change the -H TCP / docker group warning to not reference a resolved issue
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@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ Bind Docker to another host/port or a Unix socket
.. warning:: Changing the default ``docker`` daemon binding to a TCP
port or Unix *docker* user group will increase your security risks
- by allowing non-root users to potentially gain *root* access on the
- host (`e.g. #1369
- <https://github.com/dotcloud/docker/issues/1369>`_). Make sure you
- control access to ``docker``.
+ by allowing non-root users to gain *root* access on the
+ host. Make sure you control access to ``docker``. If you are binding
+ to a TCP port, anyone with access to that port has full Docker access;
+ so it is not advisable on an open network.
With ``-H`` it is possible to make the Docker daemon to listen on a
specific IP and port. By default, it will listen on