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+#!/bin/bash
+# Currently, the build container still used root. This results in files owned by root that interfere with running things outside of the container. Pending additional tooling work, this script is a stop gap that searches and chowns all files in the proeject tree owned by root
+
+if [[ $(whoami) == "root" ]]; then
+	echo "Should not be run as root"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+# Uses your host username and its primary associated group
+username="$(whoami)"
+group="$(id -g -n "$username")"
+
+while read -r file; do
+	echo sudo chown "$username":"$group" "$file"
+	sudo chown "$username":"$group" "$file"
+done < <(find ~+ -type f -user root)