Forever, node.js, CentOS Service, Unprivileged User

gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/sh
# chkconfig: 2345 85 15
# description: Startup script for project.

# exit on first error
set -e

# user running this script
_user="$(id -u -n)"

# points to the root for forever config
export "FOREVER_ROOT=/home/brant/.forever"

# commands to run on "start" (new line per command)
startup=(
	"/home/brant/project/node_modules/forever/bin/forever --sourceDir /home/brant/project start projectScript.js" 
)

# commands to run on "stop" (new line per command)
stopitems=(
	"/home/brant/project/node_modules/forever/bin/forever stop projectScript.js"
)

# start function
do_start(){
	if [ "$_user" == "brant" ]; then
		echo "USER: IT'S BRANT!"
		for i in "${startup[@]}"
			do
				$i
			done
	else
		echo "USER: NOT BRANT!"
		for i in "${startup[@]}"
			do
				su - brant -c "$i"	
			done
	fi
}

# stop function
do_stop(){
	if [ "$_user" == "brant" ]; then
		echo "USER: IT'S BRANT!"
		for i in "${stopitems[@]}"
			do
				$i
			done
	else
		echo "USER: NOT BRANT!"
		for i in "${stopitems[@]}"
			do
				su - brant -c "$i"				
			done
	fi
}

# Decide what command is being called
case "$1" in
	start)
		echo "Starting Project..."
		do_start
		echo "done."
	;;
	stop)
		echo "Stoping Project..."
		do_stop
		echo "done."
	;;
	restart)
		echo "Restarting Project..."
		do_stop
		do_start
		echo "done."
	;;
	*)
		echo "Usage: project {start|stop|restart}" >&2
		exit 3
	;;
esac

exit 0