function [y, cmd] = is_admin()

if ispc()
  cmd = 'pwsh -c "([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)"';
else
  cmd = 'id -u';
end

[s, r] = system(cmd);
if s ~= 0
  warning("stdlib:is_admin:RuntimeError", "Failed to execute command '%s': %s", cmd, r);
  y = logical.empty;
  return
end

r = string(strip(r));

if ispc()
  y = r == "True";
else
  y = r == "0";
end

end

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