Merge pull request #473 from ldorau/Check_if_sudo_requires_password_in_the_ipc_os_prov_test

Check if sudo requires password in the ipc_os_prov test

Author: ldorau

.github/workflows/basic.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install apt packages
       run: |
         apt-get update
-        apt-get install -y libnuma-dev libjemalloc-dev libtbb-dev libhwloc-dev
+        apt-get install -y libnuma-dev libjemalloc-dev libtbb-dev libhwloc-dev sudo
 
     - name: Configure build
       run: >

.github/workflows/sanitizers.yml

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install apt packages
       run: |
         apt-get update
-        apt-get install -y cmake libnuma-dev libjemalloc-dev libtbb-dev libhwloc-dev
+        apt-get install -y cmake libnuma-dev libjemalloc-dev libtbb-dev libhwloc-dev sudo
 
     - name: Configure build
       run: >

test/ipc_os_prov.sh

@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ VAL=0
 if [ -f $PTRACE_SCOPE_FILE ]; then
 	PTRACE_SCOPE_VAL=$(cat $PTRACE_SCOPE_FILE)
 	if [ $PTRACE_SCOPE_VAL -ne $VAL ]; then
+		# check if sudo requires password
+		if ! timeout --kill-after=5s 3s sudo date; then
+			echo "ERROR: sudo requires password - cannot set ptrace_scope to 0"
+			exit 1
+		fi
 		echo "Setting ptrace_scope to 0 (classic ptrace permissions) ..."
 		echo "$ sudo bash -c \"echo $VAL > $PTRACE_SCOPE_FILE\""
 		sudo bash -c "echo $VAL > $PTRACE_SCOPE_FILE"