On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 10:42 <to...@tuxteam.de> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 26, 2023 at 04:45:54PM +0200, DdB wrote: > > Am 26.08.2023 um 16:25 schrieb Tom Browder: > > > Is there a way to distinguish whether 'sudo -i' was used or not? > > > > > Sorry, i am not an expert on this. But ... since years i am using this > > to check for it: > > > > > # if `echo $HOME` is not "/root" or the working dir (pwd) is not > "/root", then this was not executed with "sudo -i" > > > assert "echo $HOME" /root "nicht mit sudo -i aufgerufen" > > > assert pwd /root "nicht mit sudo -i aufgerufen" > > > > hope, this will give you a clue ;-) > > DdB > > Unless, of course, the shell does "export HOME=/root" at some point > after start. Or one of the other fifty-two ways to achieve that. > > That's why I think Roberto is right elsewhere in this thread. > > Basically it is not possible to find out, so it makes sense to > think about the question "why do I need this?" to zoom into what > the real problem is. Perhaps that one can be solved :-)
As I think I replied earier, I am now checking the script is in the required directory in order to be executed (by the root user). I am not concerned with any other caveats or use by any unauthorized users for any nefarious purpose. I consider this thread completed. Thanks to all who responded--Debian users are the best! -Tom
