Source what's needed:
ssh lxplus
bash
source /cvmfs/sft-nightlies.cern.ch/lcg/views/dev3/latest/x86_64-centos7-gcc8-opt/setup.sh
source /cvmfs/cms.cern.ch/slc7_amd64_gcc700/external/cmake/3.14.5/etc/profile.d/init.sh
cd /tmp/`whoami`
source /cvmfs/cms.cern.ch/cmsset_default.sh
scram project CMSSW_11_0_ROOT6_X_2019-08-28-2300
cd CMSSW_11_0_ROOT6_X_2019-08-28-2300
NEW_ROOT=/path/to/new/root
sed -i -e "s|$(scram tool tag root_interface ROOT_INTERFACE_BASE)|${NEW_ROOT}|" config/toolbox/*/tools/selected/*.xml
scram setup
eval `scram runtime -sh`
ls -l $(which root)