diff --git a/BLFS/blfs-parser.sh b/BLFS/blfs-parser.sh
index 60cfe20..506c2e3 100755
--- a/BLFS/blfs-parser.sh
+++ b/BLFS/blfs-parser.sh
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ declare BLFS_XML
 declare VERBOSITY=1
 
 # Grab and name the command line options
-    optTARGET=$1
-optDEPENDENCY=$2
+    optTARGET=$1  # Package target
+optDEPENDENCY=$2  # Dependencies level, 1/2/3
+         SUDO=$3  # Build as user (y) or as root (n)
+
+[[ -z $SUDO ]] && SUDO=y
 
 
 #---------------------
@@ -113,4 +116,4 @@ validate_dependency "${optDEPENDENCY}"
 generate_dependency_tree
 generate_TARGET_xml
 generate_target_book
-create_build_scripts
+create_build_scripts "${SUDO}"
diff --git a/BLFS/libs/func_parser b/BLFS/libs/func_parser
index 2f97be8..9963f0d 100644
--- a/BLFS/libs/func_parser
+++ b/BLFS/libs/func_parser
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ create_build_scripts() {  #
 #-------------------------#
 : <<inline_doc
     function:   Create shell scripts of the requested TARGET.
-    input vars: nothing
+    input vars: $1 use sudo n/y
     externals:  TARGET
     modifies:   nothing
     returns:    nothing
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ inline_doc
 
   echo -en "\n\tGenerating the build scripts ..."
   xsltproc --xinclude --nonet \
+           --stringparam sudo $SUDO \
            -o ./scripts/ ../libs/scripts.xsl \
            $TARGET-index.xml >> xsltproc.log 2>&1
   echo -e "done\n"
diff --git a/BLFS/libs/scripts.xsl b/BLFS/libs/scripts.xsl
index 9daacba..6f37254 100644
--- a/BLFS/libs/scripts.xsl
+++ b/BLFS/libs/scripts.xsl
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 
 <!-- XSLT stylesheet to create shell scripts from "linear build" BLFS books. -->
 
+  <!-- Build as user (y) or as root (n)? -->
+  <xsl:param name="sudo" select="y"/>
+
   <xsl:template match="/">
     <xsl:apply-templates select="//sect1"/>
   </xsl:template>
@@ -344,11 +347,11 @@ cd $UNPACKDIR
 
   <xsl:template match="screen">
     <xsl:if test="child::* = userinput and not(@role = 'nodump')">
-      <xsl:if test="@role = 'root'">
+      <xsl:if test="@role = 'root' and $sudo = 'y'">
         <xsl:text>sudo sh -c "</xsl:text>
       </xsl:if>
       <xsl:apply-templates select="userinput"/>
-      <xsl:if test="@role = 'root'">
+      <xsl:if test="@role = 'root' and $sudo = 'y'">
         <xsl:text>"</xsl:text>
       </xsl:if>
       <xsl:text>&#xA;</xsl:text>