Java is Root File isRoot()

Description

is Root

License

Apache License

Return

true if the user that runs this program is known to have root privileges (based on his name).

Declaration

public static boolean isRoot() 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//  www. j  a  va 2s . co  m
 * Copyright 2007 ETH Zuerich, CISD
 *
 * 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
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * 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
 * limitations under the License.
 */

import java.io.File;

public class Main {
    /**
     * @return <code>true</code> if the user that runs this program is known to have root privileges
     *         (based on his name).
     */
    public static boolean isRoot() {
        if (isUnix()) {
            return "root".equals(getUsername());
        } else {
            return "Administrator".equals(getUsername());
        }
    }

    /**
     * @return <code>true</code> if the operating system is UNIX like.
     */
    public static boolean isUnix() {
        return (File.separatorChar == '/');
    }

    /**
     * @return The name of user that runs this program.
     */
    public static String getUsername() {
        return System.getProperty("user.name");
    }
}

Related

1. isRoot(File file)
2. isRootDir(File dir)
3. isRootDir(String dir)
4. isRootOfSeqWare(File workingDirectory)