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title: "Discussion on \"Why You Should Never Run Containers as Root\" | Hashnode"
description: "Discussion on \"Why You Should Never Run Containers as Root\". The container boundary is thinner than you think — and root punches right through it."
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# [Why You Should Never Run Containers as Root](https://rootcause.hashnode.dev/why-you-should-never-run-containers-as-root?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

The container boundary is thinner than you think — and root punches right through it.

May 6 · 8 min read · rootcause.hashnode.dev  
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## Written by

[Prashantkumar Khatri](https://hashnode.com/@prashantkhatri)

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Engineer by day. Root cause analyst by habit.

Software and infrastructure engineer. Open source contributor. The person behind root.cause.dev. I build things, break them on purpose, and write about what I find underneath. Two-time GSoC alum. Speaker at OpenSearch Ahmedabad. BazelCon & OpenSearchCon Korea & Japan attendee.

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