--- src/ircd.c.orig
+++ src/ircd.c
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@ make_daemon(void)
 	}
 	else if(pid > 0)
 	{
-		print_startup(pid);
 		exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
 	}
 
@@ -535,8 +534,17 @@ ratbox_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #ifndef _WIN32
 	if(geteuid() == 0)
 	{
-		fprintf(stderr, "Don't run ircd as root!!!\n");
-		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		struct passwd *pw;
+
+		if ((pw = getpwnam(IRCD_USER)) == NULL) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Don't run ircd as root!!!\n");
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
+
+		if (seteuid(pw->pw_uid) < 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Can's set effective user ID to %s!\n", IRCD_USER);
+			exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+		}
 	}
 #endif
 	init_sys();
--- include/stdinc.h.orig
+++ include/stdinc.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ char *alloca();
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <pwd.h>
 
 #include <limits.h>
 
--- include/config.h.orig
+++ include/config.h
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@
  * AUTOMODPATH = directory for autoloaded modules
  */
 
+/* users */
+#ifndef IRCD_USER
+#define IRCD_USER "ratbox"
+#endif
+
 /* dirs */
 #define DPATH   IRCD_PREFIX
 #define BINPATH IRCD_PREFIX "/bin/"

.