--- a/dkimpy_milter/util.py	2022-12-06 02:04:25.000000000 +0100
+++ b/dkimpy_milter/util.py	2025-11-12 09:25:29.244837585 +0100
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@
                 raise
         f.write(pid)
         f.close()
-        user, group = user_group(milterconfig.get('UserID'))
-        os.chown(pidfile, user, group)
     else:
         if milterconfig.get('Syslog'):
             syslog.syslog('Unable to write pidfle {0}.  File exists.'