--- a/__pkginfo__.py	Tue Sep 06 15:11:35 2011 +0200
+++ b/__pkginfo__.py	Tue Sep 06 15:16:06 2011 +0200
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 ]
 
 __depends__ = {
-    'logilab-common': '>= 0.55.2',
+    'logilab-common': '>= 0.56.2',
     'logilab-mtconverter': '>= 0.8.0',
     'rql': '>= 0.28.0',
     'yams': '>= 0.33.0',

--- a/debian/control	Tue Sep 06 15:11:35 2011 +0200
+++ b/debian/control	Tue Sep 06 15:16:06 2011 +0200
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 Conflicts: cubicweb-multisources
 Replaces: cubicweb-multisources
 Provides: cubicweb-multisources
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python:Depends}, cubicweb-common (= ${source:Version}), cubicweb-ctl (= ${source:Version}), python-logilab-database (>= 1.5.0), cubicweb-postgresql-support | cubicweb-mysql-support | python-pysqlite2
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python:Depends}, cubicweb-common (= ${source:Version}), cubicweb-ctl (= ${source:Version}), python-logilab-database (>= 1.5.0), cubicweb-postgresql-support | cubicweb-mysql-support | python-pysqlite2, python-logilab-common (>= 0.56.2)
 Recommends: pyro (<< 4.0.0), cubicweb-documentation (= ${source:Version})
 Description: server part of the CubicWeb framework
  CubicWeb is a semantic web application framework.
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 Architecture: all
 XB-Python-Version: ${python:Versions}
 Provides: cubicweb-web-frontend
-Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python:Depends}, cubicweb-web (= ${source:Version}), cubicweb-ctl (= ${source:Version}), python-twisted-web
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${python:Depends}, cubicweb-web (= ${source:Version}), cubicweb-ctl (= ${source:Version}), python-twisted-web, python-logilab-common (>= 0.56.2)
 Recommends: pyro (<< 4.0.0), cubicweb-documentation (= ${source:Version})
 Description: twisted-based web interface for the CubicWeb framework
  CubicWeb is a semantic web application framework.

--- a/etwist/server.py	Tue Sep 06 15:11:35 2011 +0200
+++ b/etwist/server.py	Tue Sep 06 15:16:06 2011 +0200
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import os
 import os.path as osp
 import select
-import errno
 import traceback
 import threading
 import re
@@ -523,12 +522,8 @@
             return whichproc # parent process
     root_resource.init_publisher() # before changing uid
     if config['uid'] is not None:
-        try:
-            uid = int(config['uid'])
-        except ValueError:
-            from pwd import getpwnam
-            uid = getpwnam(config['uid']).pw_uid
-        os.setuid(uid)
+        from logilab.common.daemon import setugid
+        setugid(config['uid'])
     root_resource.start_service()
     LOGGER.info('instance started on %s', root_resource.base_url)
     # avoid annoying warnign if not in Main Thread

--- a/server/serverctl.py	Tue Sep 06 15:11:35 2011 +0200
+++ b/server/serverctl.py	Tue Sep 06 15:16:06 2011 +0200
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@
         )
 
     def run(self, args):
-        from logilab.common.daemon import daemonize
+        from logilab.common.daemon import daemonize, setugid
         from cubicweb.cwctl import init_cmdline_log_threshold
         from cubicweb.server.server import RepositoryServer
         appid = args[0]
@@ -675,12 +675,7 @@
             return
         uid = config['uid']
         if uid is not None:
-            try:
-                uid = int(uid)
-            except ValueError:
-                from pwd import getpwnam
-                uid = getpwnam(uid).pw_uid
-            os.setuid(uid)
+            setugid(uid)
         server.install_sig_handlers()
         server.connect(config['host'], 0)
         server.run()