diff -up opencryptoki-3.11.0/usr/lib/api/shrd_mem.c.in.me opencryptoki-3.11.0/usr/lib/api/shrd_mem.c.in
--- opencryptoki-3.11.0/usr/lib/api/shrd_mem.c.in.me	2019-01-31 10:42:23.325797012 +0100
+++ opencryptoki-3.11.0/usr/lib/api/shrd_mem.c.in	2019-01-31 10:52:17.585191667 +0100
@@ -55,9 +55,11 @@ void *attach_shared_memory()
     int shmid;
     char *shmp;
     struct stat statbuf;
+#if 0
     struct group *grp;
     struct passwd *pw, *epw;
     uid_t uid, euid;
+#endif
 
 #if !(MMAP)
     // Really should fstat the tok_path, since it will be the actual
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ void *attach_shared_memory()
         return NULL;
     }
 
+#if 0
     uid = getuid();
     euid = geteuid();
     // only check group membership if not root user
@@ -102,6 +105,7 @@ void *attach_shared_memory()
             return NULL;
         }
     }
+#endif
 
     Anchor->shm_tok = ftok(TOK_PATH, 'b');