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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Tiny script to install BOSWatch-service to use it via systemctl
+# Just a few simple steps are required to (un)register your service
+
+if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+   echo "This script must be run as root!" 1>&2
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+read -p"Do you want to install (i) or remove (r) the service? " action
+
+if [ "$action" == "i" ]; then
+
+    # 1 Check whether the right data are in the service-file
+    
+    read -p"Did you adapt the file boswatch.service (y/n)? " response
+    
+    if [ "$response" == "y" ]; then
+        # 2 Copy the file
+        cp boswatch.service /etc/systemd/system
+
+        # 3 Enable the service and check status
+        systemctl enable boswatch.service
+        systemctl is-enabled boswatch.service
+
+        # 4 fire it up
+        systemctl start boswatch.service
+
+        # 5 post the status
+        systemctl status boswatch.service
+    else
+        echo "Please adapt your personal boswatch.service-file"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else # we want to remove the service
+    # stop it...
+    systemctl stop boswatch.service
+    
+    # disable it
+    systemctl disable boswatch.service
+
+    # and remove it
+    rm /etc/systemd/system/boswatch.service
+fi