git: c08ba4a588d5 - main - efibootmgr: provide explicit error message if run as non-root
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Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2023 18:32:49 UTC
The branch main has been updated by emaste: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=c08ba4a588d517e3c5fe00cee0927294d2490993 commit c08ba4a588d517e3c5fe00cee0927294d2490993 Author: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2023-10-15 17:21:52 +0000 Commit: Ed Maste <emaste@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2023-10-15 18:31:51 +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 --- 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();