diff --git a/docs/guide/installation.md b/docs/guide/installation.md
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--- a/docs/guide/installation.md
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ If you have the previous `vue-cli` (1.x or 2.x) package installed globally, you
 Vue CLI requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) version 8.9 or above (8.11.0+ recommended). You can manage multiple versions of Node on the same machine with [nvm](https://github.com/creationix/nvm) or [nvm-windows](https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows).
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-To install the new package, use one of those commands:
+To install the new package, use one of the following commands. You need administrator privileges to execute these unless npm was installed on your system through a Node.js version manager (e.g. n or nvm).
 
 ``` bash
 npm install -g @vue/cli