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September 21, 2013 18:55
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Bash script header to elevate a script that needs to run as "root" if it is run without sudo. Background here: http://darkblue.sdf.org/weblog/post/got-root
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| # /bin/sh | |
| if [ "$(whoami)" != 'root' ]; then | |
| echo 'This script must be run as "root".' | |
| echo 'Enter password to elevate privileges:' | |
| SCRIPTPATH=$( cd $(dirname $0) ; pwd -P ) | |
| SELF=`basename $0` | |
| sudo $SCRIPTPATH'/'$SELF | |
| exit 1 | |
| fi | |
| clear | |
| echo 'Script running with root privileges.' | |
| # Your code here |
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