--- a/src/priv.c
+++ b/src/priv.c
@@ -518,12 +518,14 @@ priv_init(char *chrootdir)
 		fatal("[priv]: unable to create socket pair for privilege separation");
 
 	/* Get users */
+	/*
 	if ((user = getpwnam(PRIVSEP_USER)) == NULL)
 		fatal("[priv]: no " PRIVSEP_USER " user for privilege separation");
 	uid = user->pw_uid;
 	if ((group = getgrnam(PRIVSEP_GROUP)) == NULL)
 		fatal("[priv]: no " PRIVSEP_GROUP " group for privilege separation");
 	gid = group->gr_gid;
+	*/
 
 	/* Spawn off monitor */
 	if ((monitored = fork()) < 0)
@@ -534,17 +536,17 @@ priv_init(char *chrootdir)
 		if (RUNNING_ON_VALGRIND)
 			LLOG_WARNX("[priv]: running on valgrind, keep privileges");
 		else {
-			if (chroot(chrootdir) == -1)
-				fatal("[priv]: unable to chroot");
-			if (chdir("/") != 0)
+			/*if (chroot(chrootdir) == -1)
+				fatal("[priv]: unable to chroot");*/
+			if (chdir("/tmp") != 0)
 				fatal("[priv]: unable to chdir");
 			gidset[0] = gid;
-			if (setresgid(gid, gid, gid) == -1)
+			/*if (setresgid(gid, gid, gid) == -1)
 				fatal("[priv]: setresgid() failed");
 			if (setgroups(1, gidset) == -1)
 				fatal("[priv]: setgroups() failed");
 			if (setresuid(uid, uid, uid) == -1)
-				fatal("[priv]: setresuid() failed");
+				fatal("[priv]: setresuid() failed");*/
 		}
 		remote = pair[0];
 		close(pair[1]);