[PATCH] base-files-4.2-1: Change prompt if running with admin rights

[Christian Franke]

Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Apr  9 23:50, Christian Franke wrote:
>> I used the registry check in the past because it only uses shell
>> builtins and does not rely on specific SID->gid mappings in
>> /etc/group.
> Especially given that in future there might be no /etc/group to begin
> with.
>
> But even without /etc/group, the administrator's group will have the
> gid 544.  I think such a test should be sufficient?

Yes.

Result would only differ for special accounts like "Backup 
Administrator" (has SeBackup/RestorePrivilege but is not member of local 
admin group).

This change for my patch uses shell builtins for the string matching:

  # Set PS1a if user has admin rights
  unset PS1a
-if [ -r /proc/registry/HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SECURITY ]; then
-  PS1a="# "
-fi
+case " $(/usr/bin/id -G) " in
+  *\ 544\ *) PS1a="# " ;;
+esac

Works for me with bash, dash, mksh, posh, and zsh.

Christian


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