explain to use sudo with bashbot.rc

README.md

@@ -386,29 +386,46 @@ E.g. the Emoticons ``` 😁 😘 ❤️ 😊 👍 ``` are encoded as:
 Bashbot is desingned to run manually by the user who installed it. Nevertheless it's possible to run it by an other user-ID, as a system service or sceduled from cron. This is onyl recommended for experiend linux users.
 
 ### Run as other user or system service
-Running bashbot as an other user is only possible (and strongly recommended) for root.
+Running bashbot as an other user is only possibleers with sudo rigths.
 
-Setup the environment for the user you want to run bashbot and enter new username:
+Setup the environment for the user you want to run bashbot and enter desired username, e.g. nobody :
 ```bash
 ./bashbot.sh init
 ```
 
-Edit the example rc file ```bashbot.rc```, uncomment the ```runcmd``` availible on your system and fill the name of your Bot in ```name```.
+Edit the example file ```bashbot.rc```, uncomment the ```runcmd=``` availible on your system and edit the following lines to fit xyour configuration:
+```
+#######################
+# Configuration Section
 
+# edit the next line to fit the user you want to run bashbot, e.g. nobody:
+runas="nobody" 
+
+# uncomment one of the following lines 
+# runcmd="su $runas -s /bin/bash -c "      # runasuser with su
+# runcmd="runuser $runas -s /bin/bash -c " # runasuser with runuser
+
+# edit the values of the following lines to fit your config:
+start="/usr/local/telegram-bot-bash/bashbot.sh"	# location of your bashbot.sh script
+name=''   # your bot name as given to botfather, e.g. mysomething_bot
+
+# END Configuration
+#######################
+```
 From now on always use bashbot.rc to start/stop your bot: 
 ```bash
-./bashbot.rc start
+sudo ./bashbot.rc start
 ```
 Type ```ps -ef | grep bashbot``` to verify your Bot is running as the desired user.
 
 If you started bashbot by bashbot.rc you must use bashbot.rc also to manage your Bot! The following commands are availible:
 ```bash
-./bashbot.rc start
-./bashbot.rc stop
-./bashbot.rc status
-./bashbot.rc suspendback
-./bashbot.rc resumeback
-./bashbot.rc killback
+sudo ./bashbot.rc start
+sudo ./bashbot.rc stop
+sudo ./bashbot.rc status
+sudo ./bashbot.rc suspendback
+sudo ./bashbot.rc resumeback
+sudo ./bashbot.rc killback
 ```
 To change back the environment to your user-ID run ```./bashbot.rc init``` again and enter your user name.
 
@@ -445,4 +462,4 @@ No - its not less (in)secure as any other Bot written in any other language. But
 
 If you feel that there's something missing or if you found a bug, feel free to submit a pull request!
 
-#### $$VERSION$$ v0.5-rc-4-g92e9e9c
+#### $$VERSION$$ v0.5-rc-7-gc075ea6

bashbot.rc

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # description: Start or stop telegram-bash-bot
 #
-#### $$VERSION$$ v0.5-rc-5-g352c64f
+#### $$VERSION$$ v0.5-rc-7-gc075ea6
 #
 ### BEGIN INIT INFO
 # Provides: bashbot
@@ -12,22 +12,30 @@
 # Description: Start or stop telegram-bot-bash server
 ### END INIT INFO
 
+# save default values
 TERM="" # disable bashbot clear and color output
-runas="root"  # not recommended!
+runas="nobody"  # not recommended!
 runcmd="echo Dry run:" # not actived until you edit lines below
 
-# uncomment the next line to run as other user, e.g. www
-# runas="nobody" 
+#######################
+# Configuration Section
 
-# uncomment one of the following lines 
-# runcmd="su $runas -s /bin/bash -c "      # runasuser with su
-# runcmd="runuser $runas -s /bin/bash -c " # runasuser with runuser
+# edit the next line to fit the user you want to run bashbot, e.g. nobody:
+runas="nobody" 
 
-# adjust the the values of the following lines
-start="/usr/local/telegram-bot-bash/bashbot.sh"
-lockfile=/usr/local/telegram-bot-bash/lockfile
-name='new-session' # telegram name of your bot
+# uncomment one of the following lines to fit your system 
+# runcmd="su $runas -s /bin/bash -c "      # runasuser with *su*
+# runcmd="runuser $runas -s /bin/bash -c " # runasuser with *runuser*
 
+# edit the values of the following lines to fit your config:
+start="/usr/local/telegram-bot-bash/bashbot.sh"	# location of your bashbot.sh script
+name='' 	# your bot name as given to botfather, e.g. mysomething_bot
+
+# END Configuration
+#######################
+
+lockfile="$(dirname $start)/lockfile"
+[ "$name" = "" ] && name="$runas"
 
 case "$1" in
 'start')
@@ -47,10 +55,10 @@ case "$1" in
 'status')
 	ps -f -u "$runas" | grep "$name" | grep -qF "bashbot.sh startbot"
 	if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
-		echo "$name is running"
+		echo "bashbot ($name) is running"
 		RETVAL=0
 	else
-		echo "$name is stopped"
+		echo "bashbot ($name) is stopped"
 		RETVAL=1
 	fi
 	;;