diff --git a/kernel/sys/process.c b/kernel/sys/process.c
index c8fdbf72..3763d157 100644
--- a/kernel/sys/process.c
+++ b/kernel/sys/process.c
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ process_t * spawn_process(volatile process_t * parent) {
 	proc->name = default_name; /* Use the default name */
 	proc->description = NULL;  /* No description */
 
+	/* Copy permissions */
+	proc->user  = parent->user;
+	proc->group = parent->group;
+
 	/* Zero out the ESP/EBP/EIP */
 	proc->thread.esp = 0;
 	proc->thread.ebp = 0;
diff --git a/kernel/sys/syscall.c b/kernel/sys/syscall.c
index 40257336..8ac8ca44 100644
--- a/kernel/sys/syscall.c
+++ b/kernel/sys/syscall.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static int getuid() {
 }
 
 static int setuid(user_t new_uid) {
-	if (current_process->user != USER_ROOT_UID) {
+	if (current_process->user == USER_ROOT_UID) {
 		current_process->user = new_uid;
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -261,6 +261,23 @@ static int kernel_name_XXX(char * buffer) {
 			__kernel_arch);
 }
 
+static int reboot() {
+	kprintf("[kernel] Reboot requested from process %d by user #%d\n", current_process->id, current_process->user);
+	kprintf("[kernel] Good bye!\n");
+	if (current_process->user != 0) {
+		return -1;
+	} else {
+		/* Goodbye, cruel world */
+		uint8_t out = 0x02;
+		while ((out & 0x02) != 0) {
+			out = inportb(0x64);
+		}
+		outportb(0x64, 0xFE); /* Reset */
+		STOP;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * System Call Internals
  */
@@ -293,6 +310,7 @@ static uintptr_t syscalls[] = {
 	(uintptr_t)&getuid,
 	(uintptr_t)&setuid,				/* 24 */
 	(uintptr_t)&kernel_name_XXX,
+	(uintptr_t)&reboot,
 	0
 };
 uint32_t num_syscalls;
diff --git a/userspace/reboot.c b/userspace/reboot.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33680222
--- /dev/null
+++ b/userspace/reboot.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <syscall.h>
+
+DEFN_SYSCALL0(getuid, 23);
+DEFN_SYSCALL0(reboot, 26);
+
+int main(int argc, char ** argv) {
+	printf("uid is %d\n", syscall_getuid());
+	if (syscall_reboot() < 0) {
+		printf("%s: need to be root.\n", argv[0]);
+	}
+	return 1;
+}