1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
index bc61959d2..02609c04f 100644
--- a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
+++ b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
@@ -502,8 +502,16 @@ int start_stop_daemon_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
         if (opt & OPT_c) {
                 struct bb_uidgid_t ugid = { -1, -1 };
                 parse_chown_usergroup_or_die(&ugid, chuid);
-                if (ugid.gid != (gid_t) -1) xsetgid(ugid.gid);
-                if (ugid.uid != (uid_t) -1) xsetuid(ugid.uid);
+                if (ugid.uid != (uid_t) -1) {
+                        struct passwd *pw = xgetpwuid(ugid.uid);
+                        if (ugid.gid != (gid_t) -1)
+                                pw->pw_gid = ugid.gid;
+                        /* initgroups, setgid, setuid: */
+                        change_identity(pw);
+                } else if (ugid.gid != (gid_t) -1) {
+                        xsetgid(ugid.gid);
+                        setgroups(1, &ugid.gid);
+                }
         }
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_START_STOP_DAEMON_FANCY
         if (opt & OPT_NICELEVEL) {