doc: remove doc on obsolete unsafe-perm flag

kaizhu256 · ruyadorno · commit 1875347f9f4f · 2020-11-27T11:03:49.000-05:00
replace obsolete doc about root-privilege with changelog notes @ https://github.com/npm/cli/blob/e1a2837809a76896523cdfcbce7537e46f71d67e/CHANGELOG.md#v700-beta0-2020-08-04 PR-URL: #2196 Credit: @kaizhu256 Close: #2196 Reviewed-by: @darcyclarke
diff --git a/docs/content/using-npm/scripts.md b/docs/content/using-npm/scripts.md
@@ -122,10 +122,8 @@ npm will default some script values based on package contents.
 
 ### User
 
-If npm was invoked with root privileges, then it will change the uid
-to the user account or uid specified by the `user` config, which
-defaults to `nobody`.  Set the `unsafe-perm` flag to run scripts with
-root privileges.
+When npm is run as root, scripts are always run with the effective uid
+and gid of the working directory owner.
 
 ### Environment
 
