--- src/main.c.orig 2018-09-01 02:06:59 UTC +++ src/main.c @@ -395,6 +395,11 @@ main (int argc, char **argv) } } + /* Create log file before we drop privileges */ + if (setup_logging ()) { + exit (EX_SOFTWARE); + } + /* Switch to a different user if we're running as root */ if (geteuid () == 0) change_user (argv[0]); @@ -402,11 +407,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv) log_message (LOG_WARNING, "Not running as root, so not changing UID/GID."); - /* Create log file after we drop privileges */ - if (setup_logging ()) { - exit (EX_SOFTWARE); - } - if (child_pool_create () < 0) { fprintf (stderr, "%s: Could not create the pool of children.\n",