diff -Nuar dmtcp_1.1.8/dmtcp/src/dmtcp_restart.cpp dmtcp_1.1.8.dont_check_uid/dmtcp/src/dmtcp_restart.cpp
--- dmtcp_1.1.8/dmtcp/src/dmtcp_restart.cpp	2010-07-01 06:42:54.000000000 +0200
+++ dmtcp_1.1.8.dont_check_uid/dmtcp/src/dmtcp_restart.cpp	2010-09-06 23:50:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -662,14 +662,6 @@
       sprintf(error_msg, "\ndmtcp_restart: ckpt image %s", restorename);
       perror(error_msg);
       doAbort = true;
-    } else if (buf.st_uid != getuid()) { /*Could also run if geteuid() matches*/
-      printf("\nProcess uid (%d) doesn't match uid (%d) of\n" \
-             "checkpoint image (%s).\n" \
-	     "This is dangerous.  Aborting for security reasons.\n" \
-           "If you still want to do this (at your own risk),\n" \
-           "  then modify dmtcp/src/%s:%d and re-compile.\n",
-           getuid(), buf.st_uid, restorename, __FILE__, __LINE__ - 6);
-      doAbort = true;
     }
     if (doAbort)
       abort();
diff -Nuar dmtcp_1.1.8/mtcp/mtcp_restart.c dmtcp_1.1.8.dont_check_uid/mtcp/mtcp_restart.c
--- dmtcp_1.1.8/mtcp/mtcp_restart.c	2010-07-01 06:42:53.000000000 +0200
+++ dmtcp_1.1.8.dont_check_uid/mtcp/mtcp_restart.c	2010-09-07 01:49:20.000000000 +0200
@@ -157,13 +157,6 @@
       sprintf(error_msg, "\nmtcp_restart: ckpt image %s", restorename);
       perror(error_msg);
       abort();
-    } else if (buf.st_uid != getuid()) { /*Could also run if geteuid() matches*/
-      mtcp_printf("\nProcess uid (%d) doesn't match uid (%d) of\n" \
-	          "checkpoint image (%s).\n" \
-		  "This is dangerous.  Aborting for security reasons.\n" \
-	   "If you still want to do this, modify mtcp/%s:%d and re-compile.\n",
-	   getuid(), buf.st_uid, restorename, __FILE__, __LINE__ - 5);
-      abort();
     }
   }