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Bash script header to elevate a script that needs to run as "root" if it is run without sudo. Background here: http://darkblue.sdf.org/weblog/post/got-root
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gistfile1.txt
# /bin/sh
if [ "$(whoami)" != 'root' ]; then
echo 'This script must be run as "root".'
echo 'Enter password to elevate privileges:'
SCRIPTPATH=$( cd $(dirname $0) ; pwd -P )
SELF=`basename $0`
sudo $SCRIPTPATH'/'$SELF
exit 1
fi
clear
echo 'Script running with root privileges.'
# Your code here
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