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@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Version 0.7.1 - UNRELEASED * New option --copy: archive mail, but don't delete it from the mailbox. This is mainly useful for testing purposes, and complements --delete. Closes: #981865, #988803, #1764851, Debian bug #434798 + * If running as root, only switch the effective uid and gid back if we have + actually switched them before. Closes: #1762907 Version 0.7.0 - 2 November 2006 * Fixed long options --filter-append and --pwfile to accept their arguments. diff --git a/archivemail.py b/archivemail.py index 8f471b5..170f5a8 100755 --- a/archivemail.py +++ b/archivemail.py @@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ def archive(mailbox_name): clean_up() # if we are running as root, revert the seteuid()/setegid() above - if (os.getuid() == 0): + if former_gid != None: vprint("changing effective groupid and userid back to root") os.setegid(former_gid) os.seteuid(0) |