7 files changed, 39 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/methods/ftp.cc b/methods/ftp.cc
index 5b739ea06..0504e5872 100644
--- a/methods/ftp.cc
+++ b/methods/ftp.cc
@@ -988,6 +988,10 @@ bool FtpMethod::Configuration(string Message)
       return false;
    
    TimeOut = _config->FindI("Acquire::Ftp::Timeout",TimeOut);
+
+   // no more active ftp, sorry
+   DropPrivsOrDie();
+
    return true;
 }
 									/*}}}*/
@@ -1141,8 +1145,5 @@ int main(int, const char *argv[])
    
    FtpMethod Mth;
 
-   // no more active ftp, sorry
-   Mth.DropPrivsOrDie();
-   
    return Mth.Run();
 }
diff --git a/methods/gpgv.cc b/methods/gpgv.cc
index 7e8500c51..488c16826 100644
--- a/methods/gpgv.cc
+++ b/methods/gpgv.cc
@@ -44,12 +44,22 @@ class GPGVMethod : public pkgAcqMethod
    
    protected:
    virtual bool Fetch(FetchItem *Itm);
-   
+   virtual bool Configuration(string Message);
    public:
    
    GPGVMethod() : pkgAcqMethod("1.0",SingleInstance | SendConfig) {};
 };
 
+bool GPGVMethod::Configuration(string Message)
+{
+   if (pkgAcqMethod::Configuration(Message) == false)
+      return false;
+
+   DropPrivsOrDie();
+
+   return true;
+}
+
 string GPGVMethod::VerifyGetSigners(const char *file, const char *outfile,
 					 vector<string> &GoodSigners,
 					 vector<string> &BadSigners,
@@ -265,7 +275,5 @@ int main()
 
    GPGVMethod Mth;
 
-   Mth.DropPrivsOrDie();
-
    return Mth.Run();
 }
diff --git a/methods/gzip.cc b/methods/gzip.cc
index 7ffcda60f..387c05f2e 100644
--- a/methods/gzip.cc
+++ b/methods/gzip.cc
@@ -33,12 +33,22 @@ const char *Prog;
 class GzipMethod : public pkgAcqMethod
 {
    virtual bool Fetch(FetchItem *Itm);
+   virtual bool Configuration(std::string Message);
    
    public:
    
    GzipMethod() : pkgAcqMethod("1.1",SingleInstance | SendConfig) {};
 };
 
+bool GzipMethod::Configuration(std::string Message)
+{
+   if (pkgAcqMethod::Configuration(Message) == false)
+      return false;
+
+   DropPrivsOrDie();
+
+   return true;
+}
 
 // GzipMethod::Fetch - Decompress the passed URI			/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -140,7 +150,5 @@ int main(int, char *argv[])
 
    GzipMethod Mth;
 
-   Mth.DropPrivsOrDie();
-
    return Mth.Run();
 }
diff --git a/methods/http.cc b/methods/http.cc
index c00b439b7..a5de13511 100644
--- a/methods/http.cc
+++ b/methods/http.cc
@@ -770,6 +770,8 @@ bool HttpMethod::Configuration(string Message)
    if (ServerMethod::Configuration(Message) == false)
       return false;
 
+   DropPrivsOrDie();
+
    AllowRedirect = _config->FindB("Acquire::http::AllowRedirect",true);
    PipelineDepth = _config->FindI("Acquire::http::Pipeline-Depth",
 				  PipelineDepth);
diff --git a/methods/http_main.cc b/methods/http_main.cc
index f21a5709c..cd52c42e8 100644
--- a/methods/http_main.cc
+++ b/methods/http_main.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,5 @@ int main()
 
    HttpMethod Mth;
 
-   Mth.DropPrivsOrDie();
    return Mth.Loop();
 }
diff --git a/methods/https.cc b/methods/https.cc
index 16d564b34..366148e19 100644
--- a/methods/https.cc
+++ b/methods/https.cc
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@
 									/*}}}*/
 using namespace std;
 
+bool HttpsMethod::Configuration(std::string Message)
+{
+   if (pkgAcqMethod::Configuration(Message) == false)
+      return false;
+
+   DropPrivsOrDie();
+
+   return true;
+}
+
 size_t
 HttpsMethod::parse_header(void *buffer, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *userp)
 {
@@ -452,8 +462,6 @@ int main()
    HttpsMethod Mth;
    curl_global_init(CURL_GLOBAL_SSL) ;
 
-   Mth.DropPrivsOrDie();
-
    return Mth.Run();
 }
 
diff --git a/methods/https.h b/methods/https.h
index 0387cb9b5..9df18e83a 100644
--- a/methods/https.h
+++ b/methods/https.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ class HttpsMethod : public pkgAcqMethod
    static const int DL_MIN_SPEED = 10;
 
    virtual bool Fetch(FetchItem *);
+   virtual bool Configuration(std::string Message);
+
    static size_t parse_header(void *buffer, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *userp);
    static size_t write_data(void *buffer, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *userp);
    static int progress_callback(void *clientp, double dltotal, double dlnow,