diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 2531003..3104484 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'LdapCherry - Performance Test Framework'
+project = u'LdapCherry - Directory Management Interface'
 copyright = u'2014, Pierre-Francois Carpentier'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
@@ -165,3 +165,17 @@ html_file_suffix = ".html"
 # Output file base name for HTML help builder.
 htmlhelp_basename = 'LdapCherry-docs'
 
+try:
+    from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+    class Mock(MagicMock):
+        @classmethod
+        def __getattr__(cls, name):
+            return Mock()
+
+    MOCK_MODULES = ['cherrypy']
+    sys.modules.update((mod_name, Mock()) for mod_name in MOCK_MODULES)
+except Exception as e:
+    print("No Mock of cherrypy")
+    print(str(e))
+    pass
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9dabc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+CherryPy>=3.0.0
+PyYAML
+Mako
+python-ldap
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 483a858..4b6b317 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@
 import os
 import re
 import sys
-from distutils.core import setup
+from distutils.core import setup, run_setup
 
 # some install path variables
 sysconfdir = os.getenv("SYSCONFDIR", "/etc")
-datarootdir = os.getenv("DATAROOTDIR", sys.prefix)
+datarootdir = os.getenv("DATAROOTDIR", os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'share'))
 
-data_dir = os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'share', 'ldapcherry')
+# path to install data
+data_dir = os.path.join(datarootdir, 'ldapcherry')
+# path to install configuration
+config_dir = os.path.join(sysconfdir, 'ldapcherry')
 small_description = 'A simple web application to manage Ldap entries'
 
 # change requirements according to python version
@@ -63,6 +66,13 @@ except ImportError:
         x
 
 
+def as_option_root():
+    for arg in sys.argv:
+        if re.match(r'--root.*', arg):
+            return True
+    return False
+
+
 # just a small function to easily install a complete directory
 def get_list_files(basedir, targetdir):
     return_list = []
@@ -77,15 +87,16 @@ def get_list_files(basedir, targetdir):
 # add static files and templates in the list of thing to deploy
 resources_files = get_list_files(
     'resources',
-    os.path.join(datarootdir, 'share', 'ldapcherry')
+    data_dir,
     )
 
+as_option_root
 # add the configuration files if they don't exist
-if not os.path.exists(
-        os.path.join(sysconfdir, 'ldapcherry')):
+if as_option_root() or not os.path.exists(
+        config_dir):
             resources_files.append(
                 (
-                    os.path.join(sysconfdir, 'ldapcherry'),
+                    config_dir,
                     [
                         'conf/ldapcherry.ini',
                         'conf/attributes.yml',
@@ -94,6 +105,7 @@ if not os.path.exists(
                 )
                 )
 
+
 setup(
     name='ldapcherry',
     zip_safe=False,