From 6b90447b3092e7c2c93708e38cd65210f5c42a05 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Wood <peter@peterwood.dev>
Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2025 20:06:18 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: Improve sudo privilege check and provide user guidance
 for password prompts

---
 update.sh | 12 +++++++-----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index 8d85db9..d46f484 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -135,12 +135,14 @@ check_privileges() {
         return 0
     fi
 
-    if ! sudo -n true 2>/dev/null; then
-        log_message "ERROR" "This script requires sudo privileges"
-        exit 4
+    # Check if sudo is available, but don't require it upfront
+    if sudo -n true 2>/dev/null; then
+        debug_log "Sudo privileges confirmed and cached"
+    else
+        log_message "INFO" "Sudo credentials not cached - you may be prompted for password during updates"
+        log_message "INFO" "To avoid prompts, run: sudo -v before running this script"
     fi
 
-    debug_log "Sudo privileges confirmed"
     return 0
 }
 
@@ -239,7 +241,7 @@ detect_os() {
     log_message "INFO" "Detecting operating system..."
 
     if [[ -f /etc/os-release ]]; then
-        # shellcheck source=/etc/os-release
+        # shellcheck disable=SC1091
         . /etc/os-release
         OS_NAME="$ID"
         OS_VERSION="$VERSION_ID"