diff --git a/lib/setuid.js b/lib/setuid.js
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+var Config = require("./config");
+
+if (Config.get("setuid.enabled")) {
+    setTimeout(function() {
+        try {
+            console.log('Old User ID: ' + process.getuid() + ', Old Group ID: ' + process.getgid());
+            process.setgid(Config.get("setuid.group"));
+            process.setuid(Config.get("setuid.user"));
+            console.log('New User ID: ' + process.getuid() + ', New Group ID: ' + process.getgid());
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.log('Cowardly refusing to keep the process alive as root.');
+            process.exit(1);
+        }
+    }, 15);
+};