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+#!/bin/bash
+# LGSM check_permissions function
+# Author: Daniel Gibbs
+# Contributor: UltimateByte
+# Website: http://gameservermanagers.com
+lgsm_version="150316"
+
+# Description: Checks script, files and folders ownership and permissions.
+
+# Initializing useful variables
+currentuser="$(sh -c 'whoami')"
+scriptfullpath="${rootdir}/${selfname}"
+
+fn_check_ownership(){
+if [ "${currentuser}" != "$(stat -c %U ${scripfullpath})" ] || [ "${currentuser}" != "$(stat -c %G ${scripfullpath})" ]; then
+  fn_print_fail_nl "Permission denied"
+  exit 1
+fi
+}
+
+fn_check_ownership