1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/firejail/main.c b/src/firejail/main.c
index 6b50b450c..27bd7c385 100644
--- a/src/firejail/main.c
+++ b/src/firejail/main.c
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ int arg_join_network = 0;			// join only the network namespace
 int arg_join_filesystem = 0;                    // join only the mount namespace
 int arg_nice = 0;                               // nice value configured
 int arg_ipc = 0;                                        // enable ipc namespace
+int arg_writable_etc = 0;                       // writable etc
+int arg_writable_var = 0;                       // writable var
 
 int parent_to_child_fds[2];
 int child_to_parent_fds[2];
@@ -1272,6 +1274,20 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
                 }
 #endif
+                else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--writable-etc") == 0) {
+                        if (getuid() != 0) {
+                                fprintf(stderr, "Error: --writable-etc is available only for root user\n");
+                                exit(1);
+                        }
+                        arg_writable_etc = 1;
+                }
+                else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--writable-var") == 0) {
+                        if (getuid() != 0) {
+                                fprintf(stderr, "Error: --writable-var is available only for root user\n");
+                                exit(1);
+                        }
+                        arg_writable_var = 1;
+                }
                 else if (strcmp(argv[i], "--private") == 0)
                         arg_private = 1;
                 else if (strncmp(argv[i], "--private=", 10) == 0) {