diff --git a/docs/running-headscale-linux.md b/docs/running-headscale-linux.md
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@@ -138,6 +138,16 @@ RuntimeDirectory=headscale
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 ```
 
+Note that when running as the headscale user ensure that, either you add your current user to the headscale group:
+```shell
+usermod -a -G headscale current_user
+```
+or run all headscale commands as the headscale user:
+
+```shell
+su - headscale
+```
+
 2. In `/etc/headscale/config.yaml`, override the default `headscale` unix socket with a SystemD friendly path:
 
 ```yaml