root-check

What is root-check?

The root-check npm package is designed to downgrade the process from root user to a regular user if the process is running as root. This is useful for security reasons, as running processes as root can pose significant risks.

What are root-check's main functionalities?

Downgrade from root

This feature downgrades the process from root to a regular user. The code sample demonstrates how to use the root-check package to ensure that the process is not running as root, enhancing security.

const rootCheck = require('root-check');
rootCheck();
console.log('Running as non-root user');

Other packages similar to root-check

sudo-block

The sudo-block package prevents a process from running with sudo privileges. Unlike root-check, which downgrades the process from root to a regular user, sudo-block simply exits the process if it detects that it is running with sudo privileges.

is-root

The is-root package checks if the process is running as root. It does not downgrade the process but can be used to conditionally execute code based on whether the process has root privileges. This is different from root-check, which actively downgrades the process.

README

root-check

Try to downgrade the permissions of a process with root privileges and block access if it fails

Install

$ npm install root-check

Usage

import rootCheck from 'root-check';

rootCheck();

API

See the sudo-block API.