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<metadesc>bash function to see if the user running the script is the root user or not</metadesc>
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got_root() {
got_root() {

Revision as of 15:02, 25 April 2024

got_root() {
if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
  echo "Failure:  This script must be run as root or sudo used"; exit 2
else
  echo "Confirmed: running as root, or sudo used"
fi
}