diff -ur bircd.orig/src/ircd.c bircd/src/ircd.c
--- bircd.orig/src/ircd.c	2004-01-07 20:15:56.000000000 +0100
+++ bircd/src/ircd.c	2004-08-02 19:23:00.389983904 +0200
@@ -975,8 +975,8 @@
                (void)fprintf(stderr,"WARNING: running ircd with uid = %d\n",SET_UID);
                (void)fprintf(stderr,"         changing to gid %d.\n",SET_GID);
                #endif
-               (void)setuid(SET_UID);
                (void)setgid(SET_GID);
+               (void)setuid(SET_UID);
 #else
                /* check for setuid root as usual */
                (void)fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: do not run ircd setuid root. Make it setuid a normal user.\n");
diff -ur bircd.orig/src/s_bsd.c bircd/src/s_bsd.c
--- bircd.orig/src/s_bsd.c	2004-01-11 09:42:08.000000000 +0100
+++ bircd/src/s_bsd.c	2004-08-02 19:54:40.710091336 +0200
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@
 if(((bootopt&BOOT_CONSOLE) || isatty(0)) && !(bootopt & (BOOT_INETD|BOOT_OPER)))
   {
   if(fork())
-    exit(-1);
+    exit(0);
   #ifdef TIOCNOTTY
   if((fd=open("/dev/tty",O_RDWR))>=0)
     {