From: Urban Wallasch <urban.wallasch@freenet.de>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2020 08:15:12 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: * Allow running the script with insufficient privileges, but issue a warning.
X-Git-Url: https://git.packet-gain.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=0767d029ec454264eb4466425d4213839b8f056d;p=xbpsui.git

* Allow running the script with insufficient privileges, but issue a warning.
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diff --git a/XbpsUI.sh b/XbpsUI.sh
index bc8fa90..2adf5e0 100755
--- a/XbpsUI.sh
+++ b/XbpsUI.sh
@@ -26,12 +26,15 @@ done
 # Make sure we can actually do anything meaningful:
 SUDO=''
 if (( $EUID != 0 )); then
-    if ! command -pv "sudo" > /dev/null ; then
-        echo 'The `sudo´ command is required but not installed, aborting!'
-        echo 'Alternatively you may run this script as root.'
-        exit 99
+    if ! sudo -l xbps-install >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
+        echo 'WARNING: The `sudo´ command is not available or you have'
+	echo 'insufficient privileges.  You will not be able to make changes'
+	echo 'to the package system, unless you re-run this script as root.'
+	echo -e '\nPress ENTER to continue ...'
+	read
+    else
+	SUDO='sudo'
     fi
-    SUDO='sudo'
 fi
 
 # Check/install essential prerequisites: