diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 966ba288..77b533b1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -22583,3 +22583,6 @@
 	* Updated the RPM packaging to support JACK promiscuous mode.
 2021-12-02 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
 	* Modified caed(8) to use promisucous mode when starting jackd(8).
+2021-12-02 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
+	* Added a check to rdservice(8) to ensure that the 'rivendell'
+	service is run as 'root'.
diff --git a/rdservice/rdservice.cpp b/rdservice/rdservice.cpp
index eca82b71..38be2ab5 100644
--- a/rdservice/rdservice.cpp
+++ b/rdservice/rdservice.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ MainObject::MainObject(QObject *parent)
   }
   rda->syslog(LOG_DEBUG,"starting up");
 
+  //
+  // Ensure that we are 'root'
+  //
+  if(geteuid()!=0) {
+    rda->syslog(LOG_ERR,"this service requires root");
+    exit(RDApplication::ExitNoPerms);
+  }
+
   //
   // Process Startup Options
   //