--- tcpdump-2004.02.22/tcpdump.c~	Mon Feb 23 09:39:39 2004
+++ tcpdump-2004.02.22/tcpdump.c	Mon Feb 23 09:39:39 2004
@@ -771,6 +771,18 @@
 			error("%s", ebuf);
 		else if (*ebuf)
 			warning("%s", ebuf);
+		/*
+		 * Let user own process after socket has been opened.
+		 */
+#ifndef WIN32
+		if (username) {
+			droproot(username);
+		}
+		else {
+			if (setgid(getgid()) != 0 || setuid(getuid()) != 0)
+				fprintf(stderr, "Warning: setgid/setuid failed !\n");
+		}
+#endif /* WIN32 */
 #ifdef WIN32
 		if(UserBufferSize != 1000000)
 			if(pcap_setbuff(pd, UserBufferSize)==-1){
@@ -808,18 +820,6 @@
 			netmask = 0;
 			warning("%s", ebuf);
 		}
-		/*
-		 * Let user own process after socket has been opened.
-		 */
-#ifndef WIN32
-		if (username) {
-			droproot(username);
-		}
-		else {
-			if (setgid(getgid()) != 0 || setuid(getuid()) != 0)
-				fprintf(stderr, "Warning: setgid/setuid failed !\n");
-		}
-#endif /* WIN32 */
 	}
 	if (infile)
 		cmdbuf = read_infile(infile);