util.users: module to work with usernames and UIDs

gpoa/util/users.py

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+import os
+import pwd
+
+def is_root():
+    '''
+    Check if current process has root permissions.
+    '''
+    if 0 == os.getuid():
+        return True
+    return False
+
+def get_process_user():
+    '''
+    Get current process username.
+    '''
+    username = None
+
+    uid = os.getuid()
+    username = pwd.getpwuid(uid).pw_name
+
+    return username
+
+def username_match_uid(username):
+    '''
+    Check the passed username matches current process UID.
+    '''
+    uid = os.getuid()
+    process_username = get_process_user()
+
+    if process_username == username:
+        return True
+
+    return False
+