1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/utils_base.c b/lib/utils_base.c
index db21ea15..da281286 100644
--- a/lib/utils_base.c
+++ b/lib/utils_base.c
@@ -228,3 +228,18 @@ char *np_escaped_string (const char *string) {
 	data[j] = '\0';
 	return data;
 }
+
+int np_check_if_root(void) { return (geteuid() == 0); }
+
+int np_warn_if_not_root(void) {
+	int status = np_check_if_root();
+	if(!status) {
+		printf(_("Warning: "));
+		printf(_("This plugin must be either run as root or setuid root.\n"));
+		printf(_("To run as root, you can use a tool like sudo.\n"));
+		printf(_("To set the setuid permissions, use the command:\n"));
+		// XXX could we use something like progname?
+		printf("\tchmod u+s yourpluginfile\n");
+	}
+	return status;
+}