diff --git a/create_user.bash b/create_user.bash
index a3c1ef7..9d626c9 100644
--- a/create_user.bash
+++ b/create_user.bash
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+if [ $(id -u) -ne 0 ]
+  then echo Please run this script as root or using sudo!
+  exit
+fi
+
+
 #    0    .    1    .    2    .    3    .    4    .    5    .    6    .    7    .    8
 echo '|                                                                               '
 echo '| - ._                _ _._ -  ._   _.      _                                   '