diff --git a/README b/README
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@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ private path - which is sysadmin-main accessible only is:
  /srv/private/ansible
 
 
+In general to run any ansible playbook you will want to run:
+
+sudo -i ansible-playbook /path/to/playbook.yml
+
+
 
 cloud instances:
 to startup a new cloud instance and configure for basic server use run (as