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is-root

sindresorhus23mMIT3.0.0

Check if the process is running as root user, for example, one started with sudo

sudo, root, user, permissions, uid, process, posix

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is-root

Check if the process is running as root user, for example, one started with sudo

Install

$ npm install is-root

Usage

$ sudo node index.js

// index.js
import isRoot from 'is-root';

isRoot();
//=> true

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