[PATCH app/xload 2/2] Don't try to use [gs]et[ug]id on Win32

Jon TURNEY jon.turney at dronecode.org.uk
Tue Apr 21 05:44:45 PDT 2015


Signed-off-by: Jon TURNEY <jon.turney at dronecode.org.uk>
---
 xload.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/xload.c b/xload.c
index 32adcdd..4c07102 100644
--- a/xload.c
+++ b/xload.c
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     /* For security reasons, we reset our uid/gid after doing the necessary
        system initialization and before calling any X routines. */
     InitLoadPoint();
+
+#if !defined(_WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
     /* reset gid first while still (maybe) root */
     if (setgid(getgid()) == -1) {
 	    fprintf(stderr, gettext("%s: setgid failed: %s\n"),
@@ -189,6 +191,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		ProgramName, strerror(errno));
 	    exit(1);
     }
+#endif
 
     XtSetLanguageProc(NULL, (XtLanguageProc) NULL, NULL);
 
-- 
2.1.4



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