--- nfs-utils-1.0.8/utils/statd/statd.c.orig	2005-12-19 23:12:47.000000000 -0500
+++ nfs-utils-1.0.8/utils/statd/statd.c	2006-06-30 10:03:38.000000000 -0400
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 	extern char *optarg;
 	int pid;
 	int arg;
-	int port = 0, out_port = 0;
+	int port = 0, out_port = 0, doonce = 0;
 	struct rlimit rlim;
 
 	int pipefds[2] = { -1, -1};
@@ -440,7 +440,6 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 
 	create_pidfile();
 	atexit(truncate_pidfile);
-	drop_privs();
 
 	for (;;) {
 		if (!(run_mode & MODE_NOTIFY_ONLY)) {
@@ -469,6 +468,8 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 		if (!(run_mode & MODE_NOTIFY_ONLY)) {
 			rpc_init("statd", SM_PROG, SM_VERS, sm_prog_1, port);
 		} 
+		if (doonce++ < 1)
+			drop_privs();
 
 		/*
 		 * Handle incoming requests:  SM_NOTIFY socket requests, as