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root-check

Try to downgrade the permissions of a process with root privileges and block access if it fails

v2.0.0, 3 May 2021MITESM onlyTypes: None
$ npm install root-check
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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026
Weekly downloads
434.3k
+31% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size
-
No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies
2
Direct, from package.json
Last release
5 years ago
v2.0.0
GitHub stars
31
7 forks
Open issues / PRs
0 / 0
Contributors
-
Commits, last 52 weeks
1

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21
0200k400k600k800kSept 2025Mar 2026Sept 2026High 659.1k (18 Aug 2026)Low 148.7k (23 Dec 2025)
Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

434,278 downloads last week. The 12-month change of +31% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months
02 in total
Latest version
2.0.0, 3 May 20215 years ago
First published
7 Jan 2015
Last push to GitHub
18 Sept 20266 days before the snapshot
Repository archived
No
Open issues
0
Open pull requests
0
Commits, last 52 weeks
1
Dependents on npm
-

Major versions

  1. v2 first release 2.0.0, 3 May 2021
  2. v1 first release 1.0.0, 7 Jan 2015

Recent releases

VersionPublished
2.0.03 May 2021
1.0.07 Jan 2015

Compatibility

Module format
ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types
None
Node.js engine range
>=12
Runtimes
-
Unpacked size (npm)
2.6 kB
Dependencies (2)
sudo-blockdowngrade-root

Install

npm install root-check

CDN

  • jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/root-check@2.0.0/
  • unpkghttps://unpkg.com/root-check@2.0.0/
  • esm.shhttps://esm.sh/root-check@2.0.0
Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

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