diff --git a/docs/install/install-edex.md b/docs/install/install-edex.md
index 14bf0fa9ed..1efcb42aa9 100644
--- a/docs/install/install-edex.md
+++ b/docs/install/install-edex.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ EDEX is the **E**nvironmental **D**ata **Ex**change system that represents the b
 
 ## Download and Installation Instructions
 
-All of these command should be run as **root**
+The first 3 steps should all be run as **root**
 
 ### 1. Install EDEX
 
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ sudo ./awips_install.sh --edex
        6. Creates `/awips2/data_store` if it does not exist already
        7. Runs `yum groupinstall awips2-server`
 
+!!! warning "If you receive an error relating to yum, then please run"
+
+    ```
+    sudo su - -c "[PATH_TO_INSTALL_FILE]/awips_install.sh --edex"
+    ```
+
 
 ### 2. EDEX Setup 
 The external and localhost addresses need to be specified in `/etc/hosts`
@@ -148,7 +154,7 @@ service iptables restart
 
 ### 4. Start EDEX
 
-!!! note "These steps should be run as root or with sudo"
+!!! note "These steps should be run as user *awips* with sudo.  Switch to the user by running `su - awips`."
 
 ```
 edex start
diff --git a/docs/install/start-edex.md b/docs/install/start-edex.md
index b75e41d0cd..25607db313 100644
--- a/docs/install/start-edex.md
+++ b/docs/install/start-edex.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # EDEX Basic Commands 
 
+!!! note "These steps should be run as user *awips* with sudo.  Switch to the user by running `su - awips`."
+
 Unidata's EDEX install also comes with a [simple **`edex`** program](#edex-commands) that can help execute basic EDEX utilities.  The most basic of the commands are the following:
 
 To start all EDEX services: