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website/docs: document unprivileged file upload [GH-6533]

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@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ will not be kept in sync. Continuing with the example above, if you make
further changes to your local ~/.gitconfig, they will not be immediately further changes to your local ~/.gitconfig, they will not be immediately
reflected in the copy you uploaded to the guest machine. reflected in the copy you uploaded to the guest machine.
The file uploads by the file provisioner are done as the
_SSH or PowerShell user_. This is important since these users generally
don't have elevated privileges on their own. If you want to upload files to
locations that require elevated privileges, we recommend uploading them
to temporary locations and then using the
[shell provisioner](/v2/provisioning/shell.html)
to move them into place.
## Options ## Options
The file provisioner takes only two options, both of which are required: The file provisioner takes only two options, both of which are required:
@ -37,4 +45,3 @@ The file provisioner takes only two options, both of which are required:
the source will be uploaded to. The file/folder is uploaded as the SSH user the source will be uploaded to. The file/folder is uploaded as the SSH user
over SCP, so this location must be writable to that user. The SSH user can be over SCP, so this location must be writable to that user. The SSH user can be
determined by running `vagrant ssh-config`, and defaults to "vagrant". determined by running `vagrant ssh-config`, and defaults to "vagrant".