Don't give git sudo rights

Jacob Vosmaer
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README.md
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ unicorn[&#39;port&#39;] = 3456
  
 For Nginx port changes please see the section on enabling HTTPS below.
  
+#### Reconfigure fails to create the git user
+
+This can happen if you run `sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure` as the git user.
+Switch to another user.
+
+More importantly: do not give sudo rights to the git user or to any of the
+other users used by omnibus-gitlab. Bestowing unnecessary privileges on a
+system user weakens the security of your system.
+
 ### Uninstalling omnibus-gitlab
  
 To uninstall omnibus-gitlab, preserving your data (repositories, database, configuration), run the following commands.
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65	65	For Nginx port changes please see the section on enabling HTTPS below.
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	67	+#### Reconfigure fails to create the git user
	68	+
	69	+This can happen if you run `sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure` as the git user.
	70	+Switch to another user.
	71	+
	72	+More importantly: do not give sudo rights to the git user or to any of the
	73	+other users used by omnibus-gitlab. Bestowing unnecessary privileges on a
	74	+system user weakens the security of your system.
	75	+
67	76	### Uninstalling omnibus-gitlab
68	77
69	78	To uninstall omnibus-gitlab, preserving your data (repositories, database, configuration), run the following commands.
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