Report a [more] correct message when running rabbitmq-plugins as non-root user#15701
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Addresses the confusion shown in the following: * rabbitmq#15685 (comment) * rabbitmq#15686 Basically, a RabbitMQ user thought they should be able to run the `rabbitmq-plugins` command as either `root` or `rabbitmq`, when, in fact, only the `root` user is allowed.
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Report a [more] correct message when running `rabbitmq-plugins` as non-`root` user (backport #15701)
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Addresses the confusion shown in the following:
Basically, a RabbitMQ user thought they should be able to run the
rabbitmq-pluginscommand as eitherrootorrabbitmq, when, in fact, only therootuser is allowed.