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-rwxr-xr-xminiircd2
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/miniircd b/miniircd
index d25c001..0cbf260 100755
--- a/miniircd
+++ b/miniircd
@@ -1044,7 +1044,7 @@ def main(argv):
else:
op.error("Specify a user, or user and group separated by a colon,"
" e.g. --setuid daemon, --setuid nobody:nobody")
- if (os.getuid() == 0 or os.getgid() == 0) and not options.setuid:
+ if os.name == "posix" and ((os.getuid() == 0 or os.getgid() == 0) and not options.setuid):
op.error("Running this service as root is not recommended. Use the"
" --setuid option to switch to an unprivileged account after"
" startup. If you really intend to run as root, use"