1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cli/src/cli.c b/cli/src/cli.c
index 48490ddf4c5..58cb61bb417 100644
--- a/cli/src/cli.c
+++ b/cli/src/cli.c
@@ -459,6 +459,11 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
         int                ret = -1;
         glusterfs_ctx_t   *ctx = NULL;
 
+        if (geteuid ()) {
+                printf ("Only super user can run this command\n");
+                return EPERM;
+        }
+
         ret = glusterfs_globals_init ();
         if (ret)
                 return ret;