diff --git a/doc/Installation/Installation-CentOS-7-Apache.md b/doc/Installation/Installation-CentOS-7-Apache.md
index 5377c82162..1beba6b8f4 100644
--- a/doc/Installation/Installation-CentOS-7-Apache.md
+++ b/doc/Installation/Installation-CentOS-7-Apache.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-> NOTE: These instructions assume you are the root user.  If you are not, prepend `sudo` to the shell commands (the ones that aren't at `mysql>` prompts) or temporarily become a user with root privileges with `sudo -s` or `sudo -i`.
+n> NOTE: These instructions assume you are the root user.  If you are not, prepend `sudo` to the shell commands (the ones that aren't at `mysql>` prompts) or temporarily become a user with root privileges with `sudo -s` or `sudo -i`.
 
 ### DB Server ###
 
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ Edit the text which says `RANDOMSTRINGGOESHERE` and set your own community strin
 #### Final steps
 
 ```bash
-chown librenms:librenms /opt/librenms/.git/index
 chown -R librenms:librenms /opt/librenms
 ```
 
diff --git a/doc/Installation/Installation-CentOS-7-Nginx.md b/doc/Installation/Installation-CentOS-7-Nginx.md
index f6f0000495..f8cab00dac 100644
--- a/doc/Installation/Installation-CentOS-7-Nginx.md
+++ b/doc/Installation/Installation-CentOS-7-Nginx.md
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ Edit the text which says `RANDOMSTRINGGOESHERE` and set your own community strin
 #### Final steps
 
 ```bash
-chown librenms:librenms /opt/librenms/.git/index
 chown -R librenms:librenms /opt/librenms
 ```
 
diff --git a/doc/Installation/Installation-Ubuntu-1604-Apache.md b/doc/Installation/Installation-Ubuntu-1604-Apache.md
index b7ced7898f..eee9d272d5 100644
--- a/doc/Installation/Installation-Ubuntu-1604-Apache.md
+++ b/doc/Installation/Installation-Ubuntu-1604-Apache.md
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ Edit the text which says `RANDOMSTRINGGOESHERE` and set your own community strin
 #### Final steps
 
 ```bash
-chown librenms:librenms /opt/librenms/.git/index
 chown -R librenms:librenms /opt/librenms
 ```
 
diff --git a/doc/Installation/Installation-Ubuntu-1604-Nginx.md b/doc/Installation/Installation-Ubuntu-1604-Nginx.md
index 90aaef770b..ec147b8d7d 100644
--- a/doc/Installation/Installation-Ubuntu-1604-Nginx.md
+++ b/doc/Installation/Installation-Ubuntu-1604-Nginx.md
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ Edit the text which says `RANDOMSTRINGGOESHERE` and set your own community strin
 #### Final steps
 
 ```bash
-chown librenms:librenms /opt/librenms/.git/index
 chown -R librenms:librenms /opt/librenms
 ```