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diff --git a/common/dumprmt.c b/common/dumprmt.c
index b56cc27..0444343 100644
--- a/common/dumprmt.c
+++ b/common/dumprmt.c
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
  *	Ported to Linux's Second Extended File System as part of the
  *	dump and restore backup suit
  *	Remy Card <card@Linux.EU.Org>, 1994-1997
- *	Stelian Pop <pop@cybercable.fr>, 1999
+ *	Stelian Pop <pop@cybercable.fr>, 1999-2000
+ *	Stelian Pop <pop@cybercable.fr> - Alcôve <www.alcove.fr>, 2000
  */
 
 /*-
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@
 
 #ifndef lint
 static const char rcsid[] =
-	"$Id: dumprmt.c,v 1.9 2000/01/11 12:33:44 tiniou Exp $";
+	"$Id: dumprmt.c,v 1.13 2000/11/10 14:42:24 stelian Exp $";
 #endif /* not lint */
 
 #ifdef __linux__
@@ -169,6 +170,7 @@ rmtgetconn(void)
 	int size;
 	int throughput;
 	int on;
+	char *rmtpeercopy;
 
 	rsh = getenv("RSH");
 
@@ -204,19 +206,29 @@ rmtgetconn(void)
 		rshcmd[4] = rmt;
 		rshcmd[5] = NULL;
 
+		/* Restore the uid and gid. We really don't want
+		 * to execute whatever is put into RSH variable with
+		 * more priviledges than needed... */
+		setuid(getuid());
+		setgid(getgid());
+
 		if ((rshpid = piped_child(rshcmd)) < 0) {
 			msg("cannot open connection\n");
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
 	else {
+		/* Copy rmtpeer to rmtpeercopy to ignore the
+		   return value from rcmd. I cannot figure if
+		   this is this a bug in rcmd or in my code... */
+		rmtpeercopy = (char *)rmtpeer;
 #ifdef KERBEROS
 		if (dokerberos)
-			tormtape = krcmd((char **)&rmtpeer, sp->s_port, tuser, rmt, &errfd,
+			tormtape = krcmd(&rmtpeercopy, sp->s_port, tuser, rmt, &errfd,
 				       (char *)0);
 		else
 #endif
-			tormtape = rcmd((char **)&rmtpeer, (u_short)sp->s_port, pwd->pw_name,
+			tormtape = rcmd(&rmtpeercopy, (u_short)sp->s_port, pwd->pw_name,
 				      tuser, rmt, &errfd);
 		if (tormtape < 0) {
 			msg("login to %s as %s failed.\n", rmtpeer, tuser);