whoo doggie. should check this in.

ARB/arb_util.py

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+import os
+import grp
+import pwd
+
 def xmlBool(xmlobj):
     if isinstance(xmlobj, bool):
         return (xmlobj)
@@ -6,4 +10,26 @@ def xmlBool(xmlobj):
     elif xmlobj.lower() in ('0', 'false'):
         return(False)
     else:
-        return(None)
+        return(None)
+
+
+def getSudoGroup():
+    is_sudo = False
+    if os.environ.get('SUDO_GID'):
+        gid = int(os.environ['SUDO_GID'])
+        is_sudo = True
+    else:
+        gid = os.getegid()
+    group = grp.getgrgid(gid)
+    return((group, gid, is_sudo))
+
+
+def getSudoUser():
+    is_sudo = False
+    if os.environ.get('SUDO_UID'):
+        uid = int(os.environ['SUDO_UID'])
+        is_sudo = True
+    else:
+        uid = os.geteuid()
+    user = pwd.getpwuid(os.geteuid())
+    return((user, uid, is_sudo))