diff -up wireshark-1.2.4/gtk/main.c.dialog wireshark-1.2.4/gtk/main.c
--- wireshark-1.2.4/gtk/main.c.dialog	2009-11-16 21:30:43.000000000 +0100
+++ wireshark-1.2.4/gtk/main.c	2009-12-16 10:53:52.000000000 +0100
@@ -1227,11 +1227,12 @@ set_display_filename(capture_file *cf)
 
 GtkWidget           *close_dlg = NULL;
 
-static void
+/*static void
 priv_warning_dialog_cb(gpointer dialog, gint btn _U_, gpointer data _U_)
 {
     recent.privs_warn_if_elevated = !simple_dialog_check_get(dialog);
 }
+*/
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
 static void
@@ -2559,7 +2560,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
   main_load_window_geometry(top_level);
 
   /* Tell the user not to run as root. */
-  if (running_with_special_privs() && recent.privs_warn_if_elevated) {
+/*  if (running_with_special_privs() && recent.privs_warn_if_elevated) {
     cur_user = get_cur_username();
     cur_group = get_cur_groupname();
     priv_warning_dialog = simple_dialog(ESD_TYPE_WARN, ESD_BTN_OK,
@@ -2570,6 +2571,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     simple_dialog_check_set(priv_warning_dialog, "Don't show this message again.");
     simple_dialog_set_cb(priv_warning_dialog, priv_warning_dialog_cb, NULL);
   }
+*/
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
   /* Warn the user if npf.sys isn't loaded. */