is-elevated
Advanced tools
Check if the process is running with elevated privileges
By checking if the process is root on Unix systems or if the user is administrator on Windows.
Keep in mind that root and Administrator mean different things so this module might not be suitable for your use-case.
$ npm install is-elevated
import isElevated from 'is-elevated';
console.log(await isElevated());
//=> false
FAQs
Check if the process is running with elevated privileges
We found that is-elevated demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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