diff --git a/util-linux.changes b/util-linux.changes
index 6112efe..9732cbd 100644
--- a/util-linux.changes
+++ b/util-linux.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue Jun  1 14:23:23 UTC 2010 - puzel@novell.com
+
+- do not run uuidd as root, but uuidd:uuidd (bnc#604168) 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri May 28 13:24:43 UTC 2010 - puzel@novell.com
 
diff --git a/util-linux.spec b/util-linux.spec
index e5ba049..1de8871 100644
--- a/util-linux.spec
+++ b/util-linux.spec
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ License:        GPLv2+
 Group:          System/Base
 AutoReqProv:    on
 Version:        2.17.2
-Release:        3
+Release:        4
 Recommends:     %name-lang = %{version}
 Summary:        A collection of basic system utilities
 Source:         ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux-ng/v%{version}/%name-ng-%{version}.tar.bz2
diff --git a/uuidd.rc b/uuidd.rc
index 794295d..271a0d2 100644
--- a/uuidd.rc
+++ b/uuidd.rc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ case "$1" in
 	echo -n "Starting uuidd "
 	mkdir -p $UUIDD_PID_PATH
 	chown uuidd:uuidd $UUIDD_PID_PATH
-	/sbin/startproc $UUIDD_BIN $UUIDD_OPTIONS
+	/sbin/startproc -u uuidd -g uuidd $UUIDD_BIN $UUIDD_OPTIONS
 	rc_status -v
 	;;
     stop)