is-root (2.1.0)

2026-02-24T13:58:38Z

Setup this registry in your project .npmrc file:

registry=

To install the package using npm, run the following command:

npm install is-root@2.1.0

or add it to the package.json file:

"is-root": "2.1.0"

For more information on the npm registry, see the documentation.

is-root

Check if the process is running as root user, for example, one started with sudo

$ npm install is-root

$ sudo node index.js

// index.js
const isRoot = require('is-root');

isRoot();
//=> true

is-elevated - Check if the process is running with elevated privileges (cross-platform)

Development Dependencies

sudo root user permissions uid process posix

Details

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2026-02-24 13:58:38 +00:00

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Sindre Sorhus

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2.1.0

2026-02-24