Adding function check_for_root()

diff --git a/lib/functions.rc b/lib/functions.rc
index ae808a04d913bcfbf82458ccbc0d41e841a5beb4..767201a9f90b44ae4ea9489d20e8f24bfb485a8f 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/functions.rc
+++ b/lib/functions.rc
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ BLUE=""
 CYAN=""
 NORMAL=""
 
-VERSION="0.2.0"
+VERSION="0.3.0"
 
 STD_SHORT_OPTIONS="sdvhV"
 STD_LONG_OPTIONS="simulate,debug,verbose,nocolor,help,version"
@@ -338,4 +338,14 @@ set_locale() {
 
 }
 
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+check_for_root() {
+    local my_id=$( id -u )
+    if [[ "${my_id}" != "0" ]] ; then
+        error "You must be ${RED}root${NORMAL} to execute this script."
+        echo >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
+
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