Rootless mode does not mention new file area

[fodym67]

Is this a docs issue?

• [X] My issue is about the documentation content or website

Type of issue

I can't find what I'm looking for

Description

The rootless-mode documentation makes a brief mention of the location of all the docker files changing after following the rootless-mode steps. I didn't noticed this until looking for volumes that were being created. Its a little difficult for a new person to docker to follow and with it being a recommended step for security reasons I think clarification would help.

Location

https://docs.docker.com/engine/security/rootless/

Suggestion

I would recommend something to clarify the new location or if there is possible fix to make it back to the original location.

My volumes are being created in /home/matt/.local/share/docker/

I wonder if there is a way to fix this so that docker uses the documented location. Something along the lines of

sudo chown -R user:group /var/lib/docker

[fodym67]

Something like the answer found here to also show that the user can put the files in a location that they choose instead.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/74708774/how-to-change-data-directory-for-docker-rootless

I tried to use the methods mentioned in the namespace section but all of those required the docker instance to be running in root mode.

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