From 1bd130bf94aa7ea2fde2bff7db4c35a2850519d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jason Volk <jason@zemos.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2018 13:05:10 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] construct: Remove the startup root euid check. gl;hf.

---
 construct/construct.cc | 5 -----
 1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/construct/construct.cc b/construct/construct.cc
index 5d0aa6e10..0f1d7bc55 100644
--- a/construct/construct.cc
+++ b/construct/construct.cc
@@ -200,11 +200,6 @@ bool
 startup_checks()
 try
 {
-	#ifndef _WIN32
-	if(geteuid() == 0)
-		throw ircd::error("Don't run ircd as root!!!");
-	#endif
-
 	fs::chdir(fs::get(fs::PREFIX));
 	return true;
 }