Module: User

Extended by:

User

Included in:

User

Defined in:

lib/nub/user.rb

Overview

Some user related helper methods

Instance Method Summary

• #name ⇒ Object

  Get the current user taking into account sudo priviledges.

• #root? ⇒ Boolean

  Check if the current user has root privileges.

Instance Method Details

#name ⇒ Object

Get the current user taking into account sudo priviledges

# File 'lib/nub/user.rb', line 35

def name
  return Process.uid.zero? ? Etc.getpwuid(ENV['SUDO_UID'].to_i).name : ENV['USER']
end

#root? ⇒ Boolean

Check if the current user has root privileges

Returns:

• (Boolean)

# File 'lib/nub/user.rb', line 30

def root?
  return Process.uid.zero?
end