Whoami Tool Check — Identity & Access Verifier#

Extended identity verification: confirm the current user matches an expected role, verify sudo/root access, check group membership for specific capabilities, and audit user-level access for security-sensitive operations.

Quick Start#

bash

# Verify current user
whoami-tool-check

# Check if current user has sudo access
whoami-tool-check --sudo

Usage#

bash

whoami-tool-check [OPTIONS]

Options:
  --sudo          Check if user has sudo/root access
  --role ROLE     Verify user belongs to a role group (sudo, docker, admin, etc.)
  --capabilities  List all accessible system capabilities
  --audit         Full user audit: uid, gid, groups, sudo, shell, home
  --json          Output as structured JSON
  --check-user USER   Check if a specific user exists and their details

Examples#

bash

# Full audit
whoami-tool-check --audit

# Check if user has docker access
whoami-tool-check --role docker

# List all capabilities
whoami-tool-check --capabilities

# Check if another user exists
whoami-tool-check --check-user www-data

# JSON for pipeline ingestion
whoami-tool-check --audit --json

Features#

• Current identity — standard whoami output
• Sudo access check — passwordless sudo availability
• Role verification — check group membership for specific roles
• User audit — comprehensive report (uid, gid, groups, sudo, shell, home dir)
• User existence — verify other system users
• JSON output — structured for security audits and automation
• Exit codes — 0/1 for easy script integration