1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/uidswap.c b/uidswap.c
index 941d6f19..32305a7d 100644
--- a/uidswap.c
+++ b/uidswap.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: uidswap.c,v 1.16 2001/04/20 16:32:22 markus Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: uidswap.c,v 1.17 2001/08/08 18:20:15 markus Exp $");
 
 #include "log.h"
 #include "uidswap.h"
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ restore_uid(void)
 void
 permanently_set_uid(struct passwd *pw)
 {
+	/* it's a no-op unless privileged */
+	if (!privileged)
+		return;
 	if (temporarily_use_uid_effective)
 		fatal("restore_uid: temporarily_use_uid effective");
 	if (setgid(pw->pw_gid) < 0)