A remoteUser specified in devcontainer configuration may override containerUser

[mafredri]

See https://containers.dev/implementors/json_reference

Overrides the user that devcontainer.json supporting services tools / runs as in the container (along with sub-processes like terminals, tasks, or debugging). Does not change the user the container as a whole runs as which can be set using containerUser. Defaults to the user the container as a whole is running as (often root).

(Emphasis mine.)

In envbuilders case the disctinction may be a bit blurry, but since envbuilder does execve(2) and replaces pid 1 (usually), I take that to be "the user the container as a whole runs as".

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          Review: Didn't want to change this logic now, but documenting it for posterity.

Originally posted by @mafredri in #359 (comment)

[mafredri]

Never mind, misread an assignment, closing this as invalid.