--- rxvt-unicode/src/main.C	2006/01/11 05:14:26	1.172
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/main.C	2006/01/12 00:35:39	1.175
@@ -525,6 +525,7 @@
         }
 #endif
       rxvt_perl.init ();
+      setlocale (LC_CTYPE, curlocale); // perl init destroys this info
       HOOK_INVOKE ((this, HOOK_INIT, DT_END));
     }
 #endif
@@ -617,9 +618,13 @@
   }
 } sig_handlers;
 
+char **rxvt_environ; // startup environment
+
 void
 rxvt_init ()
 {
+  rxvt_environ = environ;
+
   /*
    * Save and then give up any super-user privileges
    * If we need privileges in any area then we must specifically request it.
@@ -705,24 +710,24 @@
          * change effective uid/gid - not real uid/gid - so we can switch
          * back to root later, as required
          */
-        seteuid (getuid ());
         setegid (getgid ());
+        seteuid (getuid ());
         break;
       case SAVE:
-        saved_euid = geteuid ();
         saved_egid = getegid ();
+        saved_euid = geteuid ();
         break;
       case RESTORE:
-        seteuid (saved_euid);
         setegid (saved_egid);
+        seteuid (saved_euid);
         break;
     }
 # else
   switch (action)
     {
       case IGNORE:
-        setuid (getuid ());
         setgid (getgid ());
+        setuid (getuid ());
         /* FALLTHROUGH */
       case SAVE:
         /* FALLTHROUGH */