elevationinfo

Provides methods to check if user is running as root (on Linux and Mac), or admin (on Windows).

Install

npm install --save elevationinfo

API

const elevationinfo = require('elevationinfo');

• elevationinfo.isRoot (Linux/Mac) Checks if the process is running as the root user.

  • returns true if root, or false if not root.

• elevationinfo.isRootAsync (Linux/Mac) Checks if the process is running as the root user, asynchronously.

  • returns a Promise that resolves to a true if root or false if not root.

• elevationinfo.isAdmin (Windows) Checks if the process is running with administrative privileges.

  • returns true if the process has admin privileges, or false if it does not.

• elevationinfo.isAdminAsync (Windows) Checks if the process is running with administrative privileges, asynchronously.

  • returns a Promise that resolves to true if the process has admin privileges, or false if it does not.

• elevationinfo.isElevated Checks if the process is running with elevated privileges.

  • returns same as isRoot on Linux and Mac, and isAdmin on Windows

• elevationinfo.isElevatedAsync Checks if the process is running with elevated privileges, asynchronously.

  • returns same as isRootAsync on Linux and Mac, and isAdminAsync on Windows