diff --git a/.vscode/numbered-bookmarks.json b/.vscode/numbered-bookmarks.json
index f0c59ff..4c08963 100644
--- a/.vscode/numbered-bookmarks.json
+++ b/.vscode/numbered-bookmarks.json
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
 {
-	"bookmarks": [
-		{
-			"fsPath": "$ROOTPATH$/pilerBackup/pilerbackup.sh",
-			"bookmarks": [
-				-1,
-				328,
-				408,
-				-1,
-				-1,
-				-1,
-				-1,
-				-1,
-				-1,
-				645
-			]
-		}
-	]
+	"bookmarks": []
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pilerBackup/pilerbackup.sh b/pilerBackup/pilerbackup.sh
index 55c7c66..11bf132 100755
--- a/pilerBackup/pilerbackup.sh
+++ b/pilerBackup/pilerbackup.sh
@@ -322,6 +322,11 @@ done
 
 
 ### check pre-requisites and default values
+# check if running as root, otherwise exit
+if [ $( id -u ) -ne 0 ]; then
+    printf "\n${err}ERROR: script MUST be run as ROOT${norm}\n\n"
+    exit 2
+fi
 # find pilerexport, otherwise this is all pointless
 pilerExport=$( command -v pilerexport )
 if [ ! "$pilerExport" ]; then