--- server/dhcpd.c	2003-11-05 14:08:09.000000000 -0800
+++ server/dhcpd.c	2003-11-05 14:15:32.000000000 -0800
@@ -602,6 +602,12 @@
 	if (lftest)
 		exit (0);
 
+#if defined (PARANOIA)
+	/* Set proper permissions... */
+	if (lchown (path_dhcpd_db, set_uid, set_gid))
+		log_fatal ("lchown(%s, %d, %d): %m", path_dhcpd_db, (int) set_uid, (int) set_gid);
+#endif /* PARANOIA */
+
 	/* Discover all the network interfaces and initialize them. */
 	discover_interfaces (DISCOVER_SERVER);