--- a/bin/pvl.irker-syslog	Sat Jan 12 00:54:36 2013 +0200
+++ b/bin/pvl.irker-syslog	Sat Jan 12 16:14:00 2013 +0200
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     options, args = parser.parse_args(argv[1:])
     
     # apply
-    pvl.args.apply(options, prog)
+    pvl.args.apply(options, prog, rootok=False)
 
     return options, args