Check if the process is running as root user, for example, one started with `sudo`
The is-root npm package is a simple utility that allows you to check if your Node.js process is running as the root user (also known as the superuser). This can be useful for ensuring that certain actions that require elevated privileges are not performed without the appropriate permissions.
Check if the process is running as root
This feature allows you to determine if the current Node.js process is running with root privileges. The function returns a boolean value: true if the process is root, false otherwise.
const isRoot = require('is-root');
if (isRoot()) {
console.log('The process is running as root.');
} else {
console.log('The process is not running as root.');
}The sudo-block package prevents a Node.js program from being run with root privileges. It is similar to is-root in that it deals with root permissions, but instead of just checking, it actively blocks execution when run as root.
The is-elevated package checks if the process is running with elevated privileges (similar to root on Unix systems) on Windows. It serves a similar purpose to is-root but is specifically designed for Windows environments.
Check if the process is running as root user, for example, one started with
sudo
$ npm install is-root
$ sudo node index.js
// index.js
import isRoot from 'is-root';
isRoot();
//=> true
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Check if the process is running as root user, for example, one started with `sudo`
The npm package is-root receives a total of 3,761,401 weekly downloads. As such, is-root popularity was classified as popular.
We found that is-root 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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