--- asterisk/asterisk.c.no-priority-change	2005-11-02 18:17:42.809772122 -0500
+++ asterisk/asterisk.c	2005-11-02 18:19:05.002732997 -0500
@@ -2050,9 +2050,8 @@
 
 #ifndef __CYGWIN__
 
-	if (!is_child_of_nonroot && ast_set_priority(option_highpriority)) {
-		exit(1);
-	}
+	if (!is_child_of_nonroot) 
+	    ast_set_priority(option_highpriority);
 
 	if (!is_child_of_nonroot && rungroup) {
 		struct group *gr;