--- a/pvl/args.py	Mon Apr 01 16:27:30 2013 +0300
+++ b/pvl/args.py	Mon Apr 22 00:17:41 2013 +0300
@@ -9,11 +9,16 @@
 
 import logging; log = logging.getLogger('pvl.args')
 
-def parser (parser) :
+def parser (parser, setuid=None) :
     """
         Return an optparse.OptionGroup.
     """
 
+    if setuid is None :
+        # autodetect: only if we will be capable of
+        # XXX: use linux capabilities?
+        setuid = (os.geteuid() == 0)
+
     general = optparse.OptionGroup(parser, "General options")
 
     general.add_option('-q', '--quiet',     dest='loglevel', action='store_const', const=logging.ERROR, help="Less output")
@@ -23,8 +28,9 @@
     general.add_option('--debug-module',    action='append', metavar='MODULE', 
             help="Enable logging for the given logger/module name")
     
-    general.add_option('--uid',             help="Change uid")
-    general.add_option('--gid',             help="Change gid")
+    if setuid :
+        general.add_option('--uid',             help="Change uid")
+        general.add_option('--gid',             help="Change gid")
 
     # defaults
     parser.set_defaults(

--- a/setup.py	Mon Apr 01 16:27:30 2013 +0300
+++ b/setup.py	Mon Apr 22 00:17:41 2013 +0300
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from glob import glob
 
-__version__ = '0.1'
+__version__ = '0.2-dev'
 
 setup(
     name            = 'pvl-common',