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Tests: check for DAC override capability instead of using geteuid() #94315

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@tiran

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Several tests use os.geteuid() == 0 to check whether the current effective user can override discretionary access control and bypass permission checks for files. While user root typically has CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE, it may not actually have the capability. Non-root accounts can have CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE, too. On wasm32-emscripten it is not possible to query the actual effective uid.

I propose to add a check for DAC override instead of relying on effective uid check.

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