diff -r bd8b83417548 -r 924bf9d4dbc0 doc/manual.docbook
--- a/doc/manual.docbook	Fri Aug 24 10:53:06 2012 +0100
+++ b/doc/manual.docbook	Fri Aug 24 11:46:27 2012 +0100
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
 xlink:href="http://sial.org/howto/openssh/publickey-auth/">OpenSSH Public
 Key Authentication tutorial</link> may be helpful.
 </para>
+<para>
+When mercurial-server is installed, a new user account called <systemitem
+class="username">hg</systemitem> will be created; this user's home directory will be where all repositories will be stored, so you should ensure that it has enough space and suchlike.</para>
 <section>
 <title>Initial access to mercurial-server</title>
 <para>