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    A process running as root can always drop its privileges by changing its GID and UID to a less privileged user. see man setgid, man setuid. Please add more details about how you want to start your service. Commented Mar 23, 2020 at 13:08
  • A related question is unix.stackexchange.com/q/132663/5132 . Commented Mar 23, 2020 at 15:20