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Expand Up @@ -241,10 +241,6 @@ For more details, see:
- [npm v7 release notes](https://github.com/npm/cli/releases/tag/v7.0.0)
- [Discussion about script working directory reliability in npm v6 and earlier](https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/12356)

### User

When npm is run as root, scripts are always run with the effective uid and gid of the working directory owner.

### Environment

Package scripts run in an environment where many pieces of information are made available regarding the setup of npm and the current state of the process.
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