notify-updates

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

pacman-update-count.sh

@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@
 _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)