2 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c249761d7..bd4498dfb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
      when describing the -o option, give -o Protocol=1 as the specific example
      since we are SICK AND TIRED of clueless people who cannot have difficulty
      thinking on their own.
+   - markus@cvs.openbsd.org 2001/08/08 18:20:15
+     [uidswap.c]
+     permanently_set_uid is a noop if user is not privilegued;
+     fixes bug on solaris; from sbi@uchicago.edu
 
 20010814
  - (stevesk) sshpty.c, cray.[ch]: whitespace, formatting and cleanup
@@ -6298,4 +6302,4 @@
  - Wrote replacements for strlcpy and mkdtemp
  - Released 1.0pre1
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.1477 2001/08/15 23:06:59 mouring Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.1478 2001/08/15 23:14:49 mouring Exp $
diff --git a/uidswap.c b/uidswap.c
index 941d6f195..32305a7dc 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)