devcontainer: run as non-root user to fix file ownership#3096
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Switch remoteUser from root to vscode so files created inside the container are owned by the host user instead of root. Use postStartCommand to chmod the docker socket and fix ~/.docker ownership on every container start.
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LGTM. Very grateful!
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remoteUserfromroottovscodeso files created inside the container are owned by the host user instead of root, fixing permission issues on Windows/WSLupdateRemoteUserUIDto remap container UID to match the host userpostStartCommandto chmod the docker socket and fix~/.dockerownership on every container starttarget/directory inpostCreateCommandTesting Verification
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