--- dropbear-0.44.old/svr-chansession.c	2005-02-03 02:29:44.000000000 +0100
+++ dropbear-0.44/svr-chansession.c	2005-02-03 02:31:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -860,10 +860,10 @@
 	/* We can only change uid/gid as root ... */
 	if (getuid() == 0) {
 
-		if ((setgid(ses.authstate.pw->pw_gid) < 0) ||
+		if ((ses.authstate.pw->pw_uid != 0) && ((setgid(ses.authstate.pw->pw_gid) < 0) ||
 			(initgroups(ses.authstate.pw->pw_name, 
 						ses.authstate.pw->pw_gid) < 0) ||
-			(setuid(ses.authstate.pw->pw_uid) < 0)) {
+			(setuid(ses.authstate.pw->pw_uid) < 0))) {
 			dropbear_exit("error changing user");
 		}
 	} else {
