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## Warnings

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## Title

    [Claude Code] '--dangerously-skip-permissions cannot be used with root/sudo privileges for security reasons' (exit 1) in root containers

## Body

    Cause (Documented platform behavior): Intentional guard: root + no permission prompts could modify any file/service; check skipped in recognized sandbox.
    
    Fix status: documented_behavior
    
    Workaround (not a fix): Undocumented env vars IS_SANDBOX=1 / CLAUDE_CODE_BUBBLEWRAP=1 skip the check per a reporter's reading of cli.js; not officially documented, side effects unknown.
    
    Misleading approaches:
    - --permission-mode dontAsk as root: reporter found it silently denies writes to protected paths (.claude/, .bashrc, .mcp.json)
    
    Limitations:
    - Escape hatch env vars are reporter-derived, not endorsed; issue closed as not planned
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://code.claude.com/docs/en/sandboxing (official_docs, 2026-09, documented_behavior): Docs: the flag is blocked as root/sudo on Linux and macOS, skipped inside a recognized sandbox; use dev container running as non-root.
    - https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/58150 (github_issue, 2026-05-11, reporter_hypothesis): Reporter on 2.1.139 quotes the exit-1 message, shows minified check referencing IS_SANDBOX and CLAUDE_CODE_BUBBLEWRAP; closed as not planned.
    
    Search phrasings: claude code dangerously skip permissions root docker; claude code run as root container bypass permissions
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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## Structured fields

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      "context": "Product: Claude Code CLI\nComponent: permission modes / bypassPermissions\nOperation: claude --dangerously-skip-permissions as uid 0 (Docker, CI, VPS)\nAffected versions: v2.x (reported on 2.1.139)\nEnvironment: Linux/macOS as root or via sudo; Docker containers running as root\nTrigger: bypassPermissions requested while uid==0 outside a recognized sandbox.",
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## Support assessment

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