--- db-5.3.21/man/db_hotbackup.1.different_user	2017-12-04 13:33:45.608125447 +0100
+++ db-5.3.21/man/db_hotbackup.1	2017-12-04 13:46:37.631766387 +0100
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ Before performing the snapshot, checkpoi
 and remove any log files that are no longer required in that environment.
 \fBTo avoid making catastrophic failure impossible, log file removal
 must be integrated with log file archival.\fR
+.RS
+.PP
+Care should be taken with the \fB\-c\fR option, where the \fBdb_hotbackup\fR
+MUST be run by the same user that owns the database. If \fBdb_hotbackup\fR
+is run by a user different to the owner of the database, a new log file owned
+by this user might be created, making it impossible to use the database for its
+owner.
+.RE
 .TP
 \fB\-D\fR
 Use the data and log directories listed in a \fBDB_CONFIG\fR configuration file