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16 changes: 16 additions & 0 deletions src/main/main.ml
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Expand Up @@ -144,6 +144,21 @@ let run_some_tests repeat_count filter =

| None -> failwith (Printf.sprintf "no test matches '%s'" filter);;

let check_root () =
let allow_root =
try
let _ = Unix.getenv "ARAKOON_RUN_AS_ROOT" in
true
with Not_found -> false
in
if allow_root
then ()
else begin
let root_uid = 0 in
let euid = Unix.geteuid () in
if euid = root_uid
then failwith "Running as root is not supported"
end

let main () =
Ssl_threads.init ();
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -449,6 +464,7 @@ let main () =
match node with
| Node ->
begin
check_root ();
let canonical =
if !config_file.[0] = '/'
then !config_file
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