aix does not allow resetting real uid once the euid is changed to non-root.

3 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/spec/mixlib/shellout_spec.rb b/spec/mixlib/shellout_spec.rb
index dca66ae..e009dd8 100644
--- a/spec/mixlib/shellout_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mixlib/shellout_spec.rb
@@ -1319,4 +1319,25 @@ describe Mixlib::ShellOut do
       end
     end
   end
+
+  context "when running under *nix", :requires_root, :unix_only do
+    let(:cmd) { 'whoami' }
+    let(:running_user) { shell_cmd.run_command.stdout.chomp }
+
+    context "when no user is set" do
+      it "should run as current user" do
+        running_user.should eql(ENV["USER"])
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when user is specified" do
+      let(:user) { 'nobody' }
+
+      let(:options) { { :user => user } }
+
+      it "should run as specified user" do
+        running_user.should eql("#{user}")
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 9d51c5e..b435176 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ RSpec.configure do |config|
   # Add jruby filters here
   config.filter_run_excluding :windows_only => true unless windows?
   config.filter_run_excluding :unix_only => true unless unix?
+  config.filter_run_excluding :requires_root => true unless root?
 
   config.run_all_when_everything_filtered = true
   config.treat_symbols_as_metadata_keys_with_true_values = true
diff --git a/spec/support/platform_helpers.rb b/spec/support/platform_helpers.rb
index 69bdbf7..c730b4d 100644
--- a/spec/support/platform_helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/platform_helpers.rb
@@ -24,3 +24,8 @@ else
   LINE_ENDING = "\n"
   ECHO_LC_ALL = "echo $LC_ALL"
 end
+
+def root?
+  return false if windows?
+  Process.euid == 0
+end