checkuser.go

/*
Copyright 2016 Ontario Systems

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/

package isclib

import (
	"fmt"
	"os/user"
)

func checkUser(username string) error {
	cur, err := user.Current()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	other, err := user.Lookup(username)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if cur.Uid != other.Uid {
		return fmt.Errorf("must be run as %s", username)
	}

	return nil
}