Check for root only on unix systems

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/launch.py b/launch.py
index 726445f0e..d7a031d93 100755
--- a/launch.py
+++ b/launch.py
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
-if os.geteuid() == 0:
-    sys.exit("You must not launch gajim as root, it is insecure.")
+if sys.platform != 'win32':
+    if os.geteuid() == 0:
+        sys.exit("You must not launch gajim as root, it is insecure.")
 
 import gajim.gajim as g