string process_string( string str )
{
string my_euid;
string ret_val;

    my_euid = geteuid( previous_object() );
    seteuid( 0 );
    ret_val = efun::process_string( str );
/*    ret_val = str;*/
    seteuid( my_euid );
    return ret_val;
} /* process_string() */