kiwi.privileges 

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18import os
19
20# project
21from .exceptions import (
22    KiwiPrivilegesError
23)
24
25
26class Privileges:
27    """
28    **Implements check for root privileges**
29    """
30    @staticmethod
31    def check_for_root_permissions():
32        """
33        Check if we are effectively root on the system. If not
34        an exception is thrown
35
36        :return: True or raise an Exception
37
38        :rtype: bool
39        """
40        if os.geteuid() != 0:
41            raise KiwiPrivilegesError(
42                'operation requires root permissions'
43            )
44        return True
class Privileges: 
27class Privileges:
28    """
29    **Implements check for root privileges**
30    """
31    @staticmethod
32    def check_for_root_permissions():
33        """
34        Check if we are effectively root on the system. If not
35        an exception is thrown
36
37        :return: True or raise an Exception
38
39        :rtype: bool
40        """
41        if os.geteuid() != 0:
42            raise KiwiPrivilegesError(
43                'operation requires root permissions'
44            )
45        return True

Implements check for root privileges

@staticmethod
def check_for_root_permissions(): 
31    @staticmethod
32    def check_for_root_permissions():
33        """
34        Check if we are effectively root on the system. If not
35        an exception is thrown
36
37        :return: True or raise an Exception
38
39        :rtype: bool
40        """
41        if os.geteuid() != 0:
42            raise KiwiPrivilegesError(
43                'operation requires root permissions'
44            )
45        return True

Check if we are effectively root on the system. If not an exception is thrown

Returns

True or raise an Exception