*** allmydata-tahoe-1.8.2-orig/src/allmydata/scripts/runner.py	2011-01-30 18:39:34.000000000 -0600
--- allmydata-tahoe-1.8.2/src/allmydata/scripts/runner.py	2011-05-05 14:38:46.568230462 -0500
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*** 1,5 ****
--- 1,6 ----
  
  import sys
+ import os
  from cStringIO import StringIO
  
  from twisted.python import usage
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*** 89,94 ****
--- 90,102 ----
      so.stderr = stderr
      so.stdin = stdin
  
+     # This check is not triggered on Windows systems, which is okay for a few reasons (#725)
+     if hasattr(os, 'geteuid') and os.geteuid() == 0:
+         print >>stdout, "\n###############################################################"
+         print >>stdout, "WARNING: You should not be running Tahoe-LAFS as root!"
+         print >>stdout, "This poses an unnecessary security risk and is NOT recommended."
+         print >>stdout, "###############################################################\n"
+ 
      if command in create_dispatch:
          rc = create_dispatch[command](so, stdout, stderr)
      elif command in startstop_node.dispatch: