helium

1.1.11

public/Test-IsAdmin.ps1

function Test-IsAdmin {
    <#
    .SYNOPSIS
        Returns True if session running in elevated context
    .DESCRIPTION
        Returns True if session running in elevated context, such as Administrator (Windows) or root (Linux)
    .EXAMPLE
        if (Test-IsAdmin) { ... }
    .LINK
        https://github.com/Skatterbrainz/helium/blob/master/docs/Test-IsAdmin.md
    #>
    param()
    if ($PSVersionTable.Platform -eq 'Unix') {
        return $((id -u) -eq 0)
    } else {
        return $((New-Object Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal ([Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent())).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltinRole]::Administrator))
    }
}