diff --git a/common-src/krb5-security.c b/common-src/krb5-security.c

index 3f932ec..0c9258b 100644

--- a/common-src/krb5-security.c

+++ b/common-src/krb5-security.c

@@ -394,7 +394,10 @@ krb5_accept(

      *(making the userid equal to the dumpuser)

      */

     pw = getpwnam(CLIENT_LOGIN);

-    setreuid(pw->pw_uid, pw->pw_uid);

+    if (setreuid(pw->pw_uid, pw->pw_uid) == -1) {

+	g_critical("setreuid failed: %s", strerror(errno));

+	exit(1);

+    }

 }

 /*