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16 changes: 15 additions & 1 deletion src/docquery/web.py
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import os
import platform
from io import BytesIO
from pathlib import Path

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ def _reinit_driver(self):
options = Options()
options.headless = True
options.add_argument("--window-size=1920,1200")
if os.geteuid() == 0:
if is_admin():
options.add_argument("--no-sandbox")

self.driver = webdriver.Chrome(
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -127,3 +128,16 @@ def get_webdriver():
if WEB_DRIVER is None:
WEB_DRIVER = WebDriver()
return WEB_DRIVER


def is_admin():
"""Check if script is running with admin/root privileges"""
try:
if platform.system() == "Windows":
import ctypes
return ctypes.windll.shell32.IsUserAnAdmin() != 0
else:
# Unix/Linux/macOS
return os.geteuid() == 0
except:
return False