Default to non-root user

.devcontainer/Dockerfile

@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@
 
 FROM maven:3.6-jdk-8
 
+# Or your actual UID, GID on Linux if not the default 1000
+ARG USERNAME=vscode
+ARG USER_UID=1000
+ARG USER_GID=$USER_UID
+
 # Configure apt
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 RUN apt-get update \
-    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends apt-utils 2>&1 \
+    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends apt-utils dialog 2>&1 \
     #
     # Install git, process tools, lsb-release (common in install instructions for CLIs)
     && apt-get -y install git procps lsb-release \
@@ -16,9 +21,17 @@ RUN apt-get update \
     # Allow for a consistant java home location for settings - image is changing over time
     && if [ ! -d "/docker-java-home" ]; then ln -s "${JAVA_HOME}" /docker-java-home; fi \
     #
+    # Create a non-root user to use if preferred - see https://aka.ms/vscode-remote/containers/non-root-user.
+    && groupadd --gid $USER_GID $USERNAME \
+    && useradd -s /bin/bash --uid $USER_UID --gid $USER_GID -m $USERNAME \
+    # [Optional] Add sudo support for non-root user
+    && apt-get install -y sudo \
+    && echo $USERNAME ALL=\(root\) NOPASSWD:ALL > /etc/sudoers.d/$USERNAME \
+    && chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/$USERNAME \
+    #
     # Clean up
     && apt-get autoremove -y \
     && apt-get clean -y \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=dialog
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -8,5 +8,8 @@
 	"settings":{
 		"java.home": "/docker-java-home",
 		"terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/bash"
-	}
+	},
+	// Comment out the next line to run as root instead. Linux users, 
+	// update Dockerfile with your user's UID/GID if not 1000.
+	"runArgs": ["-u", "vscode"]
 }