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Revert "dm: Remove root permission check in bd_dm_map_exists" #1163

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vojtechtrefny merged 1 commit into from
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Revert "dm: Remove root permission check in bd_dm_map_exists" #1163

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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions src/plugins/dm.c
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Expand Up @@ -315,6 +315,12 @@ gboolean bd_dm_map_exists (const gchar *map_name, gboolean live_only, gboolean a
guint64 next = 0;
gboolean ret = FALSE;

if (geteuid () != 0) {
g_set_error (error, BD_DM_ERROR, BD_DM_ERROR_NOT_ROOT,
"Not running as root, cannot query DM maps");
return FALSE;
}

task_list = dm_task_create (DM_DEVICE_LIST);
if (!task_list) {
g_set_error (error, BD_DM_ERROR, BD_DM_ERROR_TASK,
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