diff -aurp a/configuration.cpp b/configuration.cpp

--- a/configuration.cpp	2018-09-13 04:38:20.000000000 +0000

+++ b/configuration.cpp	2018-09-13 22:58:52.577802948 +0000

@@ -125,6 +125,15 @@ void Configuration::Init()

             Configuration::Author = lineauth;

         }

         fauth.close();

+

+        //private

+        ifstream fpriv;

+        fpriv.open(string(homedir + "/.cpaste/private").c_str());

+        if(fpriv.good())

+        {

+            Configuration::Private = true;

+        }

+        fpriv.close();

     }

     if (Configuration::Author.length() < 1)

     {