Prevent TDM from being run as root user on Linux - see issue #3195

git-svn-id: https://svn.thedarkmod.com/svn/darkmod_src/trunk@5837 49c82d7f-2e2a-0410-a16f-ae8f201b507f
nbohr1more · Aug 4, 2013 · 5e5a7b5 · 5e5a7b5
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diff --git a/sys/linux/main.cpp b/sys/linux/main.cpp
@@ -591,6 +591,12 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv) {
 	Sys_Printf( "memory consistency checking enabled\n" );
 #endif
 
+    // do not allow TDM to be run as root
+    if ( getuid() == 0 ) {
+        Sys_Printf( "The Dark Mod should not be run as root.\n" );
+        Posix_Exit( EXIT_FAILURE );
+    }
+
 	Posix_EarlyInit( );
 
 	if ( argc > 1 ) {