diff --git a/doc/source/guides/multinode-lab.rst b/doc/source/guides/multinode-lab.rst
index 81c5945..79a76de 100644
--- a/doc/source/guides/multinode-lab.rst
+++ b/doc/source/guides/multinode-lab.rst
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@
 
     useradd -s /bin/bash -d /opt/stack -m stack
 
+Ensure home directory for the ``stack`` user has executable permission for all,
+as RHEL based distros create it with ``700`` and Ubuntu 21.04+ with ``750``
+which can cause issues during deployment.
+
+::
+
+    chmod +x /opt/stack
+
 This user will be making many changes to your system during installation
 and operation so it needs to have sudo privileges to root without a
 password: