def is_win32user_an_admin():
WHO_AM_I = "C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\whoami.exe"
if not os.path.exists(WHO_AM_I):
import win32security
import ntsecuritycon
subAuths = ntsecuritycon.SECURITY_BUILTIN_DOMAIN_RID, \
ntsecuritycon.DOMAIN_ALIAS_RID_ADMINS
sidAdmins = win32security.SID(ntsecuritycon.SECURITY_NT_AUTHORITY,
subAuths)
return win32security.CheckTokenMembership(None, sidAdmins)
else:
import subprocess
p = subprocess.Popen([WHO_AM_I, "/GROUPS", "/SID"],
stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
if p.wait() != 0:
p = subprocess.Popen([WHO_AM_I, "/GROUPS"],
stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
if p.wait() != 0:
return False
for line in p.stdout.readlines():
if "S-1-5-32-544 " in line or "S-1-5-32-544\r\n" in line:
return True
return False
def is_root():
"""Gets whether the current user is root"""
if os.name == 'nt':
sid = win32security.CreateWellKnownSid(win32security.WinLocalSystemSid,
None)
return win32security.CheckTokenMembership(None, sid)
else:
return os.geteuid() == 0
def is_user_admin():
# import ctypes
# return ctypes.windll.shell32.IsUserAnAdmin() != 0
import win32security
WinBuiltinAdministratorsSid = 26 # not exported by win32security. according to WELL_KNOWN_SID_TYPE enumeration from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa379650%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
admins = win32security.CreateWellKnownSid(WinBuiltinAdministratorsSid)
return win32security.CheckTokenMembership(None, admins)
def is_admin():
"""@return: True if the current user is an 'Admin' whatever that
means (root on Unix), otherwise False.
Warning: The inner function fails unless you have Windows XP SP2 or
higher. The failure causes a traceback to be printed and this
function to return False.
"""
import win32security
# WARNING: requires Windows XP SP2 or higher!
try:
adminSid = win32security.CreateWellKnownSid(
win32security.WinBuiltinAdministratorsSid, None)
return win32security.CheckTokenMembership(None, adminSid)
except:
traceback.print_exc()
print("Admin check failed, assuming not an admin.")
return False
def isUserAdmin():
if os.name == 'nt':
import ctypes
import win32security
# WARNING: requires Windows XP SP2 or higher!
try:
adminSid = win32security.CreateWellKnownSid(
win32security.WinBuiltinAdministratorsSid, None)
return win32security.CheckTokenMembership(None, adminSid)
#return ctypes.windll.shell32.IsUserAnAdmin()
except:
traceback.print_exc()
print("Admin check failed, assuming not an admin.")
return False
elif os.name == 'posix':
# Check for root on Posix
return os.getuid() == 0
else:
raise RuntimeError("Unsupported operating system for this module: %s" %
(os.name, ))
