diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b16e8eb..5db93903 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ dev script | description
 `bin/generate_extension` | generate extension in `src` directory
 `bin/install_src` | install all extensions from `src` directory (ckan-dev does not need to be running)
 `bin/reload` | reload ckan within the ckan-dev container without restarting
-`bin/restart` | shut down and restart the whole ckan-dev container (loads new values from .env)
+`bin/restart` | shut down and restart the whole ckan-dev container (use `bin/compose up -d` instead to reload new values from .env)
 `bin/shell` | exec bash prompt within the ckan-dev container
 
 To build the images:
@@ -333,19 +333,18 @@ For convenience the CKAN_SITE_URL parameter should be set in the .env file. For
 
 1. Create a new user from the Docker host, for example to create a new user called 'admin'
 
-   `docker exec -it <container-id> ckan -c ckan.ini user add admin email=admin@localhost`
+   `docker compose exec ckan ckan user add admin email=admin@localhost`
 
-   To delete the 'admin' user
+   To set this user as a sysadmin run
 
-   `docker exec -it <container-id> ckan -c ckan.ini user remove admin`
+   `docker compose exec ckan ckan sysadmin add admin`
 
-2. Create a new user from within the ckan container. You will need to get a session on the running container
+   To delete the 'admin' user
 
-   `ckan -c ckan.ini user add admin email=admin@localhost`
+   `docker compose exec ckan ckan user remove admin`
 
-   To delete the 'admin' user
+   In development mode use `bin/ckan` instead of `docker compose exec ckan ckan` for the above commands.
 
-   `ckan -c ckan.ini user remove admin`
 
 ## 12. Changing the base image