Check uid on OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD before warning about root

pypa · Oct 10, 2021 · 8e7b395 · 8e7b395
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diff --git a/news/10565.bugfix.rst b/news/10565.bugfix.rst
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+Only warn about running pip as root on BSD systems if it is actually being run as root
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py b/src/pip/_internal/cli/req_command.py
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ def warn_if_run_as_root() -> None:
     # checks: https://mypy.readthedocs.io/en/stable/common_issues.html
     if sys.platform == "win32" or sys.platform == "cygwin":
         return
-    if sys.platform == "darwin" or sys.platform == "linux":
+    if (sys.platform == "darwin" or sys.platform == "linux" or
+        sys.platform.startswith("openbsd") or sys.platform.startswith("freebsd") or
+        sys.platform.startswith("netbsd")):
         if os.getuid() != 0:
             return
     logger.warning(