Document Get-Root-Command from the section on "becoming root" (Closes: #548657).

Thanks to Matt Kraai for the initial version of the text.

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diff --git a/doc/en/aptitude.xml b/doc/en/aptitude.xml
index 8ef7a61b..9afb0edc 100644
--- a/doc/en/aptitude.xml
+++ b/doc/en/aptitude.xml
@@ -2950,6 +2950,15 @@ Th+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
 	  states will be preserved (but will not be saved until you
 	  quit &aptitude;).
 	</para>
+
+	<para>
+	  By default, aptitude will use the command
+	  <systemitem>su</systemitem> to gain root privileges.  If you
+	  would like it to use some other command (such as
+	  <systemitem>sudo</systemitem>), set the configuration option
+	  <link
+	  linkend='configGet-Root-Command'><literal>Aptitude::Get-Root-Command</literal></link>.
+	</para>
       </section>
     </section>