test: prevent running the tests as root

joyent · Jun 25, 2012 · f3fd8e3 · f3fd8e3
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diff --git a/test/runner-unix.c b/test/runner-unix.c
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
 
 /* Do platform-specific initialization. */
 void platform_init(int argc, char **argv) {
+  /* Running the tests as root is not smart - don't do it. */
+  if (getuid() == 0) {
+    fprintf(stderr, "Running the tests as root is not safe.\n");
+    exit(1);
+  }
   /* Disable stdio output buffering. */
   setvbuf(stdout, NULL, _IONBF, 0);
   setvbuf(stderr, NULL, _IONBF, 0);