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+# first check to see which platform we're on. If we're on windows we should be able
+# to be sure whether we're running elevated. If we're on Linux, we can use whoami to
+# determine whether we're elevated
+Describe "Set-Date" {
+    BeforeAll {
+        if ( $IsWindows ) {
+            $identity = [System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
+            $windowsPrincipal = new-object 'Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal' $identity
+            if ($windowsPrincipal.IsInRole("Administrators") -eq 1) { $IsElevated = $true } else { $IsElevated = $false }
+        }
+        else {
+            if ( (whoami) -match "root" ) {
+                $IsElevated = $true
+            }
+            else {
+                $IsElevated = $false
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    It "Set-Date should be able to set the date in an elevated context" -Skip:(! $IsElevated) {
+        { get-date | set-date } | Should not throw
+    }
+    It "Set-Date should produce an error in a non-elevated context" -Skip:($IsElevated) {
+        { get-date |set-date} | should throw
+    }
+}