Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 01:28:36 GMT From: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-branches@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 0b0e479d052e - stable/13 - efibootmgr: provide explicit error message if run as non-root Message-ID: <202401110128.40B1SaqN089948@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch stable/13 has been updated by emaste: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=0b0e479d052e4018a90b1ca98f7bcffb8ffd817d commit 0b0e479d052e4018a90b1ca98f7bcffb8ffd817d Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2023-10-15 17:21:52 +0000 Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2024-01-11 01:28:27 +0000 efibootmgr: provide explicit error message if run as non-root This should be less confusing for new users. Reviewed by: imp Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D42213 (cherry picked from commit c08ba4a588d517e3c5fe00cee0927294d2490993) (cherry picked from commit 01641167c9660e98122c3f6174878d534a83b57e) --- usr.sbin/efibootmgr/efibootmgr.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/usr.sbin/efibootmgr/efibootmgr.c b/usr.sbin/efibootmgr/efibootmgr.c index b0d023e3539c..8dcf9876486d 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/efibootmgr/efibootmgr.c +++ b/usr.sbin/efibootmgr/efibootmgr.c @@ -1101,8 +1101,11 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[]) /* * find_dev can operate without any efi variables */ - if (!efi_variables_supported() && !opts.find_dev) - errx(1, "efi variables not supported on this system. root? kldload efirt?"); + if (!efi_variables_supported() && !opts.find_dev) { + if (errno == EACCES && geteuid() != 0) + errx(1, "must be run as root"); + errx(1, "efi variables not supported on this system. kldload efirt?"); + } read_vars();
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