TPot Installation Issue: Conflicting Root and Non-Root Privileges

[soheilsheikh]

I set up a cloud VPS with Linux using KVM architecture and Debian 12. I have root access.

However, when I try to install TPot following the instructions in the readme.md, I get an error saying, "You are a root user, and the install.sh script will not work."

When I create a non-root user and run the script, it says, "This TPot installation requires sudo command privileges."

How can I fix this issue?

[frankenstein91]

Hi @soheilsheikh
I think the description is actually pretty good. You must not be the root user, but you should have the appropriate rights in the sudoers config for the user change. This means that you are only the root user for the parts of the script that really need it.

[soheilsheikh]

You're right! At first, the script asked me to run it as a non-root user, but then it also needed root permissions — which was a bit confusing.

To fix this, I created a non-root user and added it to the sudo group (like an administrator in Windows). This way, I could run the script with the right permissions when needed.

I think it would be helpful to mention in the README.md that users should create a non-root user with sudo privileges to run install.sh smoothly.