Improved error message when script is not run under root privs

psineur · Apr 24, 2010 · 0dcb998 · 0dcb998
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diff --git a/install-templates.sh b/install-templates.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ BASE_TEMPLATE_DIR="/Library/Application Support/Developer/Shared/Xcode"
 
 # Make sure only root can run our script
 if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
-   echo "This script must be run as root in order to copy templates to ${BASE_TEMPLATE_DIR}" 1>&2
+   echo ""
+   echo "Error: This script must be run as root in order to copy templates to ${BASE_TEMPLATE_DIR}" 1>&2
+   echo ""
+   echo "Try running it with 'sudo':" 1>&2
+   echo "   sudo $0" 1>&2
    exit 1
 fi