diff --git a/dev_tools/toggle-pypo-debug.sh b/dev_tools/toggle-pypo-debug.sh
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+++ b/dev_tools/toggle-pypo-debug.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
+   echo "This script must be run as root." 1>&2
+   exit 1
+fi
+
+usage () {
+    echo "Use --enable <user> or --disable flag. Enable is to set up environment" 
+    echo "for specified user. --disable is to reset it back to pypo user"
+}
+
+if [ "$1" = "--enable" ]; then
+
+    /etc/init.d/airtime-playout stop
+    /etc/init.d/airtime-playout start-liquidsoap
+
+    user=$2
+
+    echo "Changing ownership to user $1"
+    chown -Rv $user:$user /var/log/airtime/pypo
+    chown -v $user:$user /etc/airtime/pypo.cfg
+    chown -Rv $user:$user /var/tmp/airtime/pypo/
+    chmod -v a+r /etc/airtime/api_client.cfg
+elif [ "$1" = "--disable" ]; then
+
+    user="pypo"
+
+    echo "Changing ownership to user $1"
+    chown -Rv $user:$user /var/log/airtime/pypo
+    chown -v $user:$user /etc/airtime/pypo.cfg
+    chown -Rv $user:$user /var/tmp/airtime/pypo/
+    chmod -v a+r /etc/airtime/api_client.cfg    
+
+
+    /etc/init.d/airtime-playout stop-liquidsoap
+    /etc/init.d/airtime-playout start
+else
+    usage
+fi