Index: src/resmom/start_exec.c
===================================================================
--- src/resmom/start_exec.c	(revision 4320)
+++ src/resmom/start_exec.c	(working copy)
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@
 extern char  *path_spool;
 extern char  *path_aux;
 extern gid_t   pbsgroup;
+extern uid_t   pbsuser;
 extern time_t  time_now;
 extern unsigned int pbs_rm_port;
 extern u_long  localaddr;
@@ -1061,7 +1062,7 @@
   	  }
     }		 /* END if (retval == 0) */
 
-  seteuid(0);
+  seteuid(pbsuser);
 
   setegid(pbsgroup);
 
@@ -5989,7 +5990,7 @@
 
 	  	rcstat = stat(path_alt, &myspooldir);
 
-		  seteuid(0);
+		  seteuid(pbsuser);
 
   		if ((rcstat == 0) && (S_ISDIR(myspooldir.st_mode)))
 	  		strncpy(path, path_alt, sizeof(path));
@@ -6334,7 +6335,7 @@
 		umask(old_umask);
 		}
 
-	seteuid(0);
+	seteuid(pbsuser);
 
 	setegid(pbsgroup);
 
Index: src/resmom/job_func.c
===================================================================
--- src/resmom/job_func.c	(revision 4320)
+++ src/resmom/job_func.c	(working copy)
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
 /* Global Data items */
 
 extern gid_t pbsgroup;
+extern uid_t pbsuser;
 extern char *msg_abt_err;
 extern char *path_jobs;
 extern char *path_spool;
@@ -653,7 +654,7 @@
 
       rc = remtree(namebuf);
 
-      seteuid(0);
+      seteuid(pbsuser);
       setegid(pbsgroup);
 
       if ((rc != 0) && (LOGLEVEL >= 5))
Index: src/resmom/mom_main.c
===================================================================
--- src/resmom/mom_main.c	(revision 4320)
+++ src/resmom/mom_main.c	(working copy)
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@
 extern char *msg_info_mom; /* Mom information message   */
 extern int pbs_errno;
 gid_t  pbsgroup;
+uid_t pbsuser;
 unsigned int pbs_mom_port = 0;
 unsigned int pbs_rm_port = 0;
 tlist_head mom_polljobs; /* jobs that must have resource limits polled */
@@ -6343,7 +6344,8 @@
 
   mom_server_all_init();
 
-  pbsgroup = getgid();
+  pbsgroup= getgid();
+  pbsuser = getuid();
   loopcnt = time(NULL);
 
   MOMExePath = MOMFindMyExe(program_name);