Add warning to the Web5 Rust CLI if they're not running as root

crates/web5_cli/README.md

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ web5 vc -h
 
 ## Examples
 
+Certain operations, such as those that utilize the `InMemoryKeyManager`, may require root privileges. Ensure that you are running the `did create` command with the appropriate permissions. 
+
 ### Create a `did:dht`
 
 ```shell

crates/web5_cli/src/dids/create.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ use web5::{
     },
 };
 
+use crate::utils::warn_if_not_root;
+
 #[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
 pub enum Commands {
     Jwk {
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@ impl Commands {
                 no_indent,
                 json_escape,
             } => {
+                // Check if the current process has root privileges because the InMemoryKeyManager may require root privileges
+                warn_if_not_root();
                 let key_manager = Arc::new(InMemoryKeyManager::new());
 
                 let bearer_did = DidJwk::create(Some(DidJwkCreateOptions {
@@ -74,6 +78,8 @@ impl Commands {
                 no_indent,
                 json_escape,
             } => {
+                // Check if the current process has root privileges because the InMemoryKeyManager may require root privileges
+                warn_if_not_root();
                 let key_manager = Arc::new(InMemoryKeyManager::new());
 
                 let bearer_did = DidWeb::create(
@@ -94,6 +100,8 @@ impl Commands {
                 no_indent,
                 json_escape,
             } => {
+                // Check if the current process has root privileges because the InMemoryKeyManager may require root privileges
+                warn_if_not_root();
                 let key_manager = Arc::new(InMemoryKeyManager::new());
 
                 let bearer_did = DidDht::create(Some(DidDhtCreateOptions {

crates/web5_cli/src/main.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 mod dids;
+mod test;
+mod utils;
 mod vcs;
 
 use clap::{Parser, Subcommand};

crates/web5_cli/src/test.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::utils::is_root;
+    use std::env;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_is_root() {
+        if cfg!(target_os = "linux") || cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+            assert_eq!(is_root(), env::var("USER").unwrap() == "root");
+        }
+    }
+}

crates/web5_cli/src/utils.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+use std::env;
+
+// ANSI color codes
+const YELLOW_COLOR: &str = "\x1b[93m";
+const RESET_COLOR: &str = "\x1b[0m";
+
+// Function to check if the current process has root privileges
+pub fn is_root() -> bool {
+    if let Ok(user) = env::var("USER") {
+        user == "root"
+    } else {
+        false
+    }
+}
+
+// Function to display a warning if not running as root
+pub fn warn_if_not_root() {
+    const WARNING_MESSAGE: &str =
+        "Warning: This command may require root privileges to function properly.";
+
+    if !is_root() {
+        eprintln!("\n{}{}{}\n", YELLOW_COLOR, WARNING_MESSAGE, RESET_COLOR);
+    }
+}