chore(docs): configure: add note about sudo -E (coder#697)

johnstcn · web-flow · commit d6b164d2a259 · 2021-11-05T09:59:58.000-05:00
diff --git a/images/configure.md b/images/configure.md
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ Note that the instructions provided include logic on whether the instructions
 should be re-run (and when) or if Coder should run the instructions only once.
 We strongly recommend including this logic at all times to minimize overhead.
 
+> Any commands run with `sudo` will, by default, not include the environment
+> variables of your user. If you'd like to preserve your existing env variables,
+> [pass the `-E` flag to your `sudo`
+> invocation](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/sudo.8.html).
+
 ## Step 2: Add the config file to the image
 
 Once you have a config file, update your image to use it by including the
