Test whether script launched by standard or administrative user?

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

I think this should be easy, but I can’t find the answer.

How can an Applescript test whether it has been launched by a user with a standard account or one with an administrative account? I want the script to copy some files into one folder if the user has a standard account, but into a different folder if the user has an administrative account.

Many thanks for any help with this.

#2

Hi,

this handler checks whether the current user has admin status


checkAdminAccount()

on checkAdminAccount()
	set {short user name:shortName} to (system info)
	set admins to do shell script "/usr/bin/dscl . -read /Groups/admin |  /usr/bin/grep GroupMembership"
	set {TID, text item delimiters} to {text item delimiters, space}
	set admins to text items 2 thru -1 of admins
	set text item delimiters to TID
	return {shortName} is in admins
end checkAdminAccount
#3

Perfect. Thank you!

#4

Here is a slightly cleaner version

checkAdminAccount()

on checkAdminAccount()
	local admins, shortName
	set shortName to short user name of (system info)
	set admins to rest of words of (do shell script "/usr/bin/dscl . -read /Groups/admin GroupMembership")
	return shortName is in admins
end checkAdminAccount