Here is the piece of code I have used:
ROOT_UID=0 # Only users with $UID 0 have root privileges.
E_NOTROOT=67 # Non-root exit error.
if [ "$UID" -ne "$ROOT_UID" ]; then
echo "Must be root to run this script."
exit $E_NOTROOT
fi
There is a forum about bash scripting: http://bashscripts.org/
Bogdan
On 10/30/07, David C. Rankin J.D. P.E. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Listmates,
>
> In a script, I need to test that the user is either root or has su'ed
> to root before continuing. The USER in the environment remains the
> original user and there is nothing set related to 'su'. Any thoughts?
>
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