Meta: Add error message when running serenity.sh as root

It's not a good idea, and it causes countless issues for people who do so and then try to run without root later.
Author: https://github.com/ADKaster Commit: e46a00f0c0 Pull-request: https://github.com/SerenityOS/serenity/pull/14157
2025-09-17 06:52:23 +00:00 · 2022-05-30 23:35:59 -06:00 · 2022-05-30 23:35:59 -06:00 · e46a00f0c0 · 2024-07-18 04:46:35 +09:00
commit e46a00f0c0
parent 808855d763
1 changed files with 4 additions and 0 deletions
--- a/Meta/serenity.sh
+++ b/Meta/serenity.sh
@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ if [ "$CMD" = "help" ]; then
    exit 0
 fi

+if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
+   die "Do not run serenity.sh as root, your Build directory will become root-owned"
+fi
+
 if [ -n "$1" ]; then
    TARGET="$1"; shift
 else