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Tue Dec 7 23:52:45 CET 2004 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2004-December/050281.html

On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 02:54:50PM +0000, Michael Hudson wrote:
> Is that really the best way to check for root?  It may be, I guess,
> but I'd have expected os.geteuid() to be more reliable...

Ah yes, I suppose it is. I'll change it tomorrow night if no Unix-guru
steps up with an alternative solution.

> Or is it os.getuid()?  I always get confused by these functions...

Based on my reading of the difference between geteuid and getuid, I'd go
for geteuid.

Cheers,

Johannes

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