1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/machine/machine_unix.go b/cmd/podman/machine/machine_unix.go
index b56d081ec..a2d9b9d8e 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/machine/machine_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/machine/machine_unix.go
@@ -4,9 +4,20 @@
 package machine
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
+
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/rootless"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
 func isUnixSocket(file os.DirEntry) bool {
 	return file.Type()&os.ModeSocket != 0
 }
+
+func rootlessOnly(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	if !rootless.IsRootless() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot run command %q as root", cmd.CommandPath())
+	}
+	return nil
+}