--- syslog-ng-2.0.8-orig/src/main.c	2007-12-27 11:55:59 +0100
+++ syslog-ng-2.0.8/src/main.c	2008-02-08 18:31:49 +0100
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@
   if (uid || gid || run_as_user) 
     {
       setgid(gid);
-      initgroups(run_as_user, gid);
+      if (run_as_user)
+	initgroups(run_as_user, gid);
       setuid(uid);
     }
   return 1;