diff -u -r1.3.24.1 ptrace.c
--- linux-2.4/kernel/ptrace.c	2003/03/19 10:50:57	1.3.24.1
+++ linux-2.4/kernel/ptrace.c	2003/03/19 10:54:45
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
 	/* Worry about races with exit() */
 	task_lock(tsk);
 	mm = tsk->mm;
-	if (!is_dumpable(tsk) || (&init_mm == mm))
+	if ((!is_dumpable(tsk) || (&init_mm == mm)) && (current->uid != 0))
 		mm = NULL;
 	if (mm)
 		atomic_inc(&mm->mm_users);