add test for root user

notify-updates

@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ _show_help=0
 
 if ! [ -f "$_target_file" ] ;
 then
-  echo "Error - file not found: $_target_file"
+  echo "notify-updates: cannot access '$_target_file': File not found"
+  echo "notify-updates: try executing 'pacman-update-count.sh'"
   exit 1
 fi
 

pacman-update-count.sh

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 _updates_available="0"
 _target_file="/tmp/pacman-update-count"
 _user="ray"
+_user_id=$(id -u)
+
+if ! [ "$_user_id" -eq 0 ] ; then
+  echo "pacman-update-count.sh: insufficient priviliges: must be run as root"
+  exit 1
+fi
 
 pacman -Sy
 _query_output=$(pacman -Qu)