docs: clarify subuid/subgid mapping in rootless vs userns-remap#24845
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| This difference matters when setting file permissions on bind-mounted | ||
| directories: in rootless mode, files owned by your host user appear as owned | ||
| by `root` inside the container. | ||
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The changes should be a subpage to avoid inflating the amount of the contents in a single page
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Addresses review feedback asking to keep _index.md concise.
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| except `newuidmap` and `newgidmap`, which are needed to allow multiple | ||
| UIDs/GIDs to be used in the user namespace. | ||
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Fixes #23664.
The rootless docs compared rootless to userns-remap only in terms of daemon privileges, never mentioning that the container-to-host UID mapping also differs. Adds a short bullet list after the existing comparison to spell it out and note the practical impact on bind-mount file ownership.