add check for sudo

makefile.mk

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ source: welcome ## Install the package in source mode
 pip: welcome ## Install the package in pip mode
 	pip install -e . -U --config-settings editable_mode=strict
 
-
 ##############################################################################
 # CHECK
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src/cloudmesh/common/security.py

@@ -1,6 +1,20 @@
 import random
 import string
+import os
+import subprocess
 
+def can_use_sudo():
+    """Checks if the current user has sudo privileges.
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if the user has sudo privileges, False otherwise.
+    """
+    try:
+        # The 'id -u' command returns the user ID. When run with sudo, it should return 0 (the ID of the root user).
+        output = subprocess.check_output('sudo id -u', shell=True).decode().strip()
+        return output == '0'
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
+        return False
 
 def generate_strong_pass():
     """Generates a password from letters, digits and punctuation