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RCS file: /cvs/openbsd/fw_update/fw_install.sh,v
retrieving revision 1.93
retrieving revision 1.94
diff -u -r1.93 -r1.94
--- openbsd/fw_update/fw_install.sh	2021/12/21 02:09:03	1.93
+++ openbsd/fw_update/fw_install.sh	2021/12/21 02:16:01	1.94
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/ksh
-#	$OpenBSD: fw_install.sh,v 1.93 2021/12/21 02:09:03 afresh1 Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: fw_install.sh,v 1.94 2021/12/21 02:16:01 afresh1 Exp $
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Andrew Hewus Fresh <afresh1@openbsd.org>
 #
@@ -238,6 +238,11 @@
 fi
 
 CFILE="$LOCALSRC/$CFILE"
+
+if "$INSTALL" && [ -x /usr/bin/id ] && [ $(/usr/bin/id -u) != 0 ]; then
+	echo "need root privileges" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi
 
 set -A devices -- "$@"