diff --git a/scripts/startup.sh b/scripts/startup.sh
index 98bba69..2585630 100755
--- a/scripts/startup.sh
+++ b/scripts/startup.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 # @brief This script will ask users about their prefrences like disk, file system, timezone, keyboard layout, user name, password, etc.
 # @stdout Output routed to startup.log
 # @stderror Output routed to startup.log
-
+#testing if run as root for full os run
+if [ "$EUID" -ne 0 ]
+  then echo "Please run as root"
+  exit
+fi
 # @setting-header General Settings
 # @setting CONFIG_FILE string[$CONFIGS_DIR/setup.conf] Location of setup.conf to be used by set_option and all subsequent scripts. 
 CONFIG_FILE=$CONFIGS_DIR/setup.conf