Index: head/usr.bin/w/Makefile
===================================================================
--- head/usr.bin/w/Makefile
+++ head/usr.bin/w/Makefile
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 SRCS=	fmt.c pr_time.c proc_compare.c w.c
 MAN=	w.1 uptime.1
 LIBADD=	kvm sbuf xo util
-#BINGRP= kmem
-#BINMODE=2555
 LINKS=	${BINDIR}/w ${BINDIR}/uptime
 
 .PATH: ${.CURDIR}/../../bin/ps
Index: head/usr.bin/w/w.c
===================================================================
--- head/usr.bin/w/w.c
+++ head/usr.bin/w/w.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 	struct kinfo_proc *dkp;
 	struct stat *stp;
 	time_t touched;
-	int ch, i, nentries, nusers, wcmd, longidle, longattime, dropgid;
+	int ch, i, nentries, nusers, wcmd, longidle, longattime;
 	const char *memf, *nlistf, *p, *save_p;
 	char *x_suffix;
 	char buf[MAXHOSTNAMELEN], errbuf[_POSIX2_LINE_MAX];
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@
 		p = "dhiflM:N:nsuw";
 	}
 
-	dropgid = 0;
 	memf = _PATH_DEVNULL;
 	nlistf = NULL;
 	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, p)) != -1)
@@ -176,11 +175,9 @@
 		case 'M':
 			header = 0;
 			memf = optarg;
-			dropgid = 1;
 			break;
 		case 'N':
 			nlistf = optarg;
-			dropgid = 1;
 			break;
 		case 'n':
 			nflag = 1;
@@ -200,13 +197,6 @@
 	_res.retrans = 2;	/* resolver timeout to 2 seconds per try */
 	_res.retry = 1;		/* only try once.. */
 
-	/*
-	 * Discard setgid privileges if not the running kernel so that bad
-	 * guys can't print interesting stuff from kernel memory.
-	 */
-	if (dropgid)
-		setgid(getgid());
-
 	if ((kd = kvm_openfiles(nlistf, memf, NULL, O_RDONLY, errbuf)) == NULL)
 		errx(1, "%s", errbuf);