--- ../orig/nethogs-0.7.0/nethogs.cpp	2009-03-12 22:28:14.000000000 +0100
+++ ./nethogs.cpp	2009-09-29 20:22:58.000000000 +0200
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@
 		init_ui();
 	}
 
-	if (NEEDROOT && (getuid() != 0))
+	if (NEEDROOT && (geteuid() != 0))
 		forceExit("You need to be root to run NetHogs!");
 
 	char errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE];