diff --git a/vmsdk/python/cc_event_log_cli.py b/vmsdk/python/cc_event_log_cli.py
index e0a40f74..08f5cf82 100644
--- a/vmsdk/python/cc_event_log_cli.py
+++ b/vmsdk/python/cc_event_log_cli.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 """
 import logging
 import argparse
+import os
 from cctrusted_vm import CCTrustedVmSdk
 
 
@@ -11,7 +12,11 @@
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.NOTSET, format='%(name)s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s')
 
 def main():
-    """example cc event log fetching utility"""
+    """Example cc event log fetching utility."""
+    if os.geteuid() != 0:
+        LOG.error("Please run as root which is required for this example!")
+        return
+
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="The example utility to fetch CC event logs")
     parser.add_argument('-s', type=int,
diff --git a/vmsdk/python/cc_imr_cli.py b/vmsdk/python/cc_imr_cli.py
index a7d7fbde..da49a33d 100644
--- a/vmsdk/python/cc_imr_cli.py
+++ b/vmsdk/python/cc_imr_cli.py
@@ -3,21 +3,32 @@
 Command line to dump the integrated measurement register
 """
 import logging
+import os
 from cctrusted_vm import CCTrustedVmSdk
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.NOTSET, format='%(name)s %(levelname)-8s %(message)s')
 
-count = CCTrustedVmSdk.inst().get_measurement_count()
-for index in range(CCTrustedVmSdk.inst().get_measurement_count()):
-    alg = CCTrustedVmSdk.inst().get_default_algorithms()
-    imr = CCTrustedVmSdk.inst().get_cc_measurement([index, alg.alg_id])
-    digest_obj = imr.digest(alg.alg_id)
+def main():
+    """Example to call get_cc_measurement and dump the result to stdout."""
+    if os.geteuid() != 0:
+        LOG.error("Please run as root which is required for this example!")
+        return
 
-    hash_str = ""
-    for hash_item in digest_obj.hash:
-        hash_str += "".join([f"{hash_item:02x}", " "])
+    count = CCTrustedVmSdk.inst().get_measurement_count()
+    LOG.info("Measurement Count: %d", count)
+    for index in range(CCTrustedVmSdk.inst().get_measurement_count()):
+        alg = CCTrustedVmSdk.inst().get_default_algorithms()
+        imr = CCTrustedVmSdk.inst().get_cc_measurement([index, alg.alg_id])
+        digest_obj = imr.digest(alg.alg_id)
 
-    LOG.info("Algorithms: %s", str(alg))
-    LOG.info("HASH: %s", hash_str)
+        hash_str = ""
+        for hash_item in digest_obj.hash:
+            hash_str += "".join([f"{hash_item:02x}", " "])
+
+        LOG.info("Algorithms: %s", str(alg))
+        LOG.info("HASH: %s", hash_str)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/vmsdk/python/cc_quote_cli.py b/vmsdk/python/cc_quote_cli.py
index 5153ef80..4225ab42 100644
--- a/vmsdk/python/cc_quote_cli.py
+++ b/vmsdk/python/cc_quote_cli.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import argparse
 import base64
 import logging
+import os
 import random
 from cctrusted_vm import CCTrustedVmSdk
 
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@ def make_userdata():
 
 def main():
     """Example to call get_cc_report and dump the result to stdout."""
+    if os.geteuid() != 0:
+        LOG.error("Please run as root which is required for this example!")
+        return
+
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     parser.add_argument(
         "--out-format",
diff --git a/vmsdk/python/td_report_cli.py b/vmsdk/python/td_report_cli.py
index d36c1908..59b293d9 100644
--- a/vmsdk/python/td_report_cli.py
+++ b/vmsdk/python/td_report_cli.py
@@ -3,11 +3,21 @@
 Command line to dump the integrated measurement register
 """
 import logging
+import os
 from cctrusted_vm import CCTrustedTdvmSdk
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.NOTSET, format='%(message)s')
 
-tdreport = CCTrustedTdvmSdk.inst().get_tdreport()
-tdreport.dump()
+def main():
+    """Example to call get_tdreport and dump the result to stdout."""
+    if os.geteuid() != 0:
+        LOG.error("Please run as root which is required for this example!")
+        return
+
+    tdreport = CCTrustedTdvmSdk.inst().get_tdreport()
+    tdreport.dump()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()