check_icmp/check_dhcp: disable check, if we are root

As it is possible to use capabilities(7) on linux or solaris
privileges for example, it is not necessary in all cases to
have those binaries making use of setuid.

1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/plugins-root/check_dhcp.c b/plugins-root/check_dhcp.c
index b69a10d..b874c55 100644
--- a/plugins-root/check_dhcp.c
+++ b/plugins-root/check_dhcp.c
@@ -270,9 +270,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv){
                 usage4 (_("Could not parse arguments"));
                 }
 
-        /* this plugin almost certainly needs root permissions. */
-        np_warn_if_not_root();
-
         /* create socket for DHCP communications */
         dhcp_socket=create_dhcp_socket();