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doc: Clarify who can run 'guix pull'. 

Suggested by Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>.

* doc/guix.texi (Invoking guix pull): Add paragraph explaining that any
user can run 'guix pull'.
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@ -1992,9 +1992,15 @@ On completion, @command{guix package} will use packages and package
versions from this just-retrieved copy of Guix. Not only that, but all versions from this just-retrieved copy of Guix. Not only that, but all
the Guix commands and Scheme modules will also be taken from that latest the Guix commands and Scheme modules will also be taken from that latest
version. New @command{guix} sub-commands added by the update also version. New @command{guix} sub-commands added by the update also
become available@footnote{Under the hood, @command{guix pull} updates become available.
the @file{~/.config/guix/latest} symbolic link to point to the latest
Guix, and the @command{guix} command loads code from there.}. Any user can update their Guix copy using @command{guix pull}, and the
effect is limited to the user who run @command{guix pull}. For
instance, when user @code{root} runs @command{guix pull}, this has no
effect on the version of Guix that user @code{alice} sees, and vice
versa@footnote{Under the hood, @command{guix pull} updates the
@file{~/.config/guix/latest} symbolic link to point to the latest Guix,
and the @command{guix} command loads code from there.}.
The @command{guix pull} command is usually invoked with no arguments, The @command{guix pull} command is usually invoked with no arguments,
but it supports the following options: but it supports the following options: