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From: aq <aquynh@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] warning when not running "xm" as root
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 20:42:08 -0700
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hello,

Currently -unstable requires user must be root to run xm. But the
error spit out is not clear enough, or even misleaded ("Error: Error
connecting to xend, is xend running?")

This patch checks to see if the user is root, and warns if not
(patched against cset 1.1440)

Signed-off-by: Nguyen Anh Quynh <aquynh@gmail.com>

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D tools/python/xen/xm/main.py 1.52 vs edited =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
--- 1.52/tools/python/xen/xm/main.py    2005-05-13 00:04:56 +09:00
+++ edited/tools/python/xen/xm/main.py  2005-05-18 12:30:51 +09:00
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@
         sys.exit(1)
=20
     def main(self, args):
+        if os.geteuid() !=3D 0:
+            self.err("xm must be run as root.")
         try:
             self.main_call(args)
         except socket.error, ex: