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Update containerization warnings (#2855) 

Running node_exporter in containers is now a fairly well understood
problem. Replace the warnings with something less dire and more
prescriptive.

Signed-off-by: Ben Kochie <superq@gmail.com>
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### Docker
The `node_exporter` is designed to monitor the host system. It's not recommended
to deploy it as a Docker container because it requires access to the host system.
The `node_exporter` is designed to monitor the host system. Deploying in containers requires
extra care in order to avoid monitoring the container itself.
For situations where Docker deployment is needed, some extra flags must be used to allow
For situations where containerized deployment is needed, some extra flags must be used to allow
the `node_exporter` access to the host namespaces.
Be aware that any non-root mount points you want to monitor will need to be bind-mounted