Check uid and refuse to run as root.

bootstrap.py

@@ -252,6 +252,13 @@ def update(operation, verbose=None, upgrade=False, offline=False):
 
 def main(argv=sys.argv):
     '''Script entry point.'''
+
+    # Refuse to run as root
+    if not getattr(os, 'getuid', lambda: -1)():
+        sys.stderr.write('%s: error: refusing to run as root to prevent '
+                         'potential damage.\n' % os.path.basename(argv[0]))
+        sys.exit(77)
+
     # Unfortunately, many dependencies are not yet available in Python3.
     if sys.version_info[:2] != (2, 7):
         sys.stderr.write('error: Python 2.7 is required\n')
@@ -275,7 +282,6 @@ def main(argv=sys.argv):
             this script or in the directory given by the --envdir option.
             Subsequent invocations of this script should use the Python
             executable installed in the virtual environment.'''
-
     )
     verbose = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
     verbose.add_argument(

volttron/platform/control.py

@@ -528,6 +528,12 @@ def priority(value):
 
 
 def main(argv=sys.argv):
+    # Refuse to run as root
+    if not getattr(os, 'getuid', lambda: -1)():
+        sys.stderr.write('%s: error: refusing to run as root to prevent '
+                         'potential damage.\n' % os.path.basename(argv[0]))
+        sys.exit(77)
+
     volttron_home = config.expandall(
             os.environ.get('VOLTTRON_HOME', '~/.volttron'))
     os.environ['VOLTTRON_HOME'] = volttron_home

volttron/platform/main.py

@@ -303,6 +303,12 @@ def setup_agent(self, sender, **kwargs):
 
 
 def main(argv=sys.argv):
+    # Refuse to run as root
+    if not getattr(os, 'getuid', lambda: -1)():
+        sys.stderr.write('%s: error: refusing to run as root to prevent '
+                         'potential damage.\n' % os.path.basename(argv[0]))
+        sys.exit(77)
+
     volttron_home = config.expandall(
         os.environ.get('VOLTTRON_HOME', '~/.volttron'))
     os.environ['VOLTTRON_HOME'] = volttron_home