diff --git a/backend/ipp.c b/backend/ipp.c

index f8bf7e1..8440d2f 100644

--- a/backend/ipp.c

+++ b/backend/ipp.c

@@ -422,8 +422,7 @@ main(int  argc,				/* I - Number of command-line args */

   * that way.

   */

-  if (!getuid() && (value = getenv("AUTH_UID")) != NULL &&

-      !getenv("AUTH_PASSWORD"))

+  if (!getuid() && (value = getenv("AUTH_UID")) != NULL)

   {

     uid_t	uid = (uid_t)atoi(value);

 					/* User ID */

@@ -457,7 +456,7 @@ main(int  argc,				/* I - Number of command-line args */

 #  else /* No XPC, just try to run as the user ID */

     if (uid > 0)

-      seteuid(uid);

+      setuid(uid);

 #  endif /* HAVE_XPC */

   }

 #endif /* HAVE_GSSAPI */