diff --git a/modules/images-create-guide-openshift.adoc b/modules/images-create-guide-openshift.adoc
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@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ Because the container user is always a member of the root group, the container u
 
 [WARNING]
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-Care must be taken when altering the directories and file permissions of sensitive areas of a container, which is no different than to a normal system.
+Care must be taken when altering the directories and file permissions of the sensitive areas of a container. If applied to sensitive areas, such as the `/etc/passwd` file, such changes can allow the modification of these files by unintended users, potentially exposing the container or host. CRI-O supports the insertion of arbitrary user IDs into a container's `/etc/passwd` file. As such, changing permissions is never required.
 
-If applied to sensitive areas, such as `/etc/passwd`, this can allow the modification of such files by unintended users potentially exposing the container or host. CRI-O supports the insertion of arbitrary user IDs into the container's `/etc/passwd`, so changing permissions is never required.
+Additionally, the `/etc/passwd` file should not exist in any container image. If it does, the CRI-O container runtime will fail to inject a random UID into the `/etc/passwd` file. In such cases, the container might face challenges in resolving the active UID. Failing to meet this requirement could impact the functionality of certain containerized applications.
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 In addition, the processes running in the container must not listen on privileged ports, ports below 1024, since they are not running as a privileged user.