root-check

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

by sindresorhus

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31 stars 7 forks 2 contributorsActive · 1mo agoSince 2015 v2.0.0MIT

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2.0 Must use import to load ES Module？ Can you support 🙏ClosedIssue

lilixikun · 5y ago

Move to GitHub ActionsMergedPR

Richienb · 5y ago

seriously?ClosedIssue

Oh man, I just can't believe this module exists, but anyway Could you please at least add support for a variable like and just skip? And if the var is not set at the very least print some warning that you want to switch UID, just to avoid breaking the Principle of least astonishment Thank you

gimoh · 10y ago

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Repository: sindresorhus/root-check. Description: Try to downgrade the permissions of a process with root privileges and block access if it fails Stars: 31, Forks: 7. Primary language: JavaScript. Languages: JavaScript (100%). License: MIT. Latest release: v2.0.0 (5y ago). Open PRs: 0, open issues: 0. Last activity: 1mo ago. Community health: 85%. Top contributors: sindresorhus, Richienb.