# HG changeset patch
# User Ben Bodenmiller <bbodenmiller@gmail.com>
# Date 1641463077 0
#      Thu Jan 06 09:57:57 2022 +0000
# Node ID ed771b5d3c6ccc63b5553993762cf1bf16d7d2a5
# Parent  63a6c1ceb91cffa62025b3fa11afe02cebdabbfd
Use sudo with redis-cli to address permission issues

diff --git a/doc/settings/redis.md b/doc/settings/redis.md
--- a/doc/settings/redis.md
+++ b/doc/settings/redis.md
@@ -288,17 +288,17 @@
 - Redis via Unix domain sockets:
 
   ```shell
-  /opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/redis-cli -s /var/opt/gitlab/redis/redis.socket
+  sudo /opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/redis-cli -s /var/opt/gitlab/redis/redis.socket
   ```
 
 - Redis via TCP:
 
   ```shell
-  /opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/redis-cli -h 127.0.0.1 -p 6379
+  sudo /opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/redis-cli -h 127.0.0.1 -p 6379
   ```
 
 - Password to authenticate to Redis if required:
 
   ```shell
-  /opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/redis-cli -h 127.0.0.1 -p 6379 -a <password>
+  sudo /opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/redis-cli -h 127.0.0.1 -p 6379 -a <password>
   ```