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Altered root user check for vm-driver=none #5123

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
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Expand Up @@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ func validateUser() {
d := viper.GetString(vmDriver)
// Check if minikube needs to run with sudo or not.
if err == nil {
if d == constants.DriverNone && u.Name != "root" {
if d == constants.DriverNone && u.Username != "root" {
exit.UsageT(`Please run with sudo. the vm-driver "{{.driver_name}}" requires sudo.`, out.V{"driver_name": constants.DriverNone})
} else if u.Name == "root" && !(d == constants.DriverHyperv || d == constants.DriverNone) {
out.T(out.WarningType, "Please don't run minikube as root or with 'sudo' privileges. It isn't necessary with {{.driver}} driver.", out.V{"driver": d})
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