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Prevents game from running with root permissions with appropriately scary message on Unix-like OSes, based on patch by leper. Fixes #1058.

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historic_bruno 2012-01-16 03:30:55 +00:00
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@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ that of Atlas depending on commandline parameters.
#include "scripting/ScriptingHost.h"
#include "simulation2/Simulation2.h"
#if OS_UNIX
#include <unistd.h> // geteuid
#endif // OS_UNIX
extern bool g_GameRestarted;
void kill_mainloop();
@ -511,6 +515,22 @@ static void RunGameOrAtlas(int argc, const char* argv[])
int main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
#if OS_UNIX
// Don't allow people to run the game with root permissions,
// because bad things can happen, check before we do anything
if (geteuid() == 0)
{
std::cerr << "********************************************************\n"
<< "WARNING: Attempted to run the game with root permission!\n"
<< "This is not allowed because it can alter home directory \n"
<< "permissions and opens your system to vulnerabilities. \n"
<< "(You received this message because you were ether \n"
<<" logged in as root or used e.g. the 'sudo' command.) \n"
<< "********************************************************\n\n";
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
#endif // OS_UNIX
EarlyInit(); // must come at beginning of main
RunGameOrAtlas(argc, const_cast<const char**>(argv));