1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/ship/lib/core b/ship/lib/core
index 6ae87fa4..d6e01352 100644
--- a/ship/lib/core
+++ b/ship/lib/core
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@ defer(){
 }
 
 esudo(){
-  # weaksauce esudo, bail out if we are not root
-  if ! is_root; then
-    # for the records:
-    #    exec sudo -E "$0" "$@"
-    die "You are not root enough to run this script" 2>&1
+  # becomes root with sudo powers
+  # unless nosudo env is set
+  if test "${nosudo-false}" != true && ! is_root; then
+    echo "we're going sudo..." >&2
+    exec sudo -E "$0" "$@"
+    exit 23 # go to hell
   fi
 }