diff --git a/common/os_calls.c b/common/os_calls.c
index f631b1d1..97100649 100644
--- a/common/os_calls.c
+++ b/common/os_calls.c
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <grp.h>
 #endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SETUSERCONTEXT
+#include <login_cap.h>
+#endif
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -2878,6 +2881,31 @@ g_setlogin(const char *name)
 #endif
 }
 
+/*****************************************************************************/
+#ifdef HAVE_SETUSERCONTEXT
+int
+g_set_allusercontext(int uid)
+{
+    int rv;
+    struct passwd *pwd = getpwuid(uid);
+    if (pwd == NULL)
+    {
+        LOG(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "No password entry for UID %d", uid);
+        rv = 1;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        rv = setusercontext(NULL, pwd, uid, LOGIN_SETALL);
+        if (rv != 0)
+        {
+            LOG(LOG_LEVEL_ERROR, "setusercontext(%d) failed [%s]",
+                uid, g_get_strerror());
+        }
+    }
+
+    return (rv != 0);  /* Return 0 or 1 */
+}
+#endif
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /* does not work in win32
    returns pid of process that exits or zero if signal occurred */
diff --git a/common/os_calls.h b/common/os_calls.h
index b1153571..c7dc1b67 100644
--- a/common/os_calls.h
+++ b/common/os_calls.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ int      g_sck_socket_ok(int sck);
 int      g_sck_can_send(int sck, int millis);
 int      g_sck_can_recv(int sck, int millis);
 int      g_sck_select(int sck1, int sck2);
+
 /**
  * Gets the IP address of a connected peer, if it has one
  * @param sck File descriptor for peer
@@ -183,6 +184,13 @@ int      g_setuid(int pid);
 int      g_setsid(void);
 int      g_getlogin(char *name, unsigned int len);
 int      g_setlogin(const char *name);
+#ifdef HAVE_SETUSERCONTEXT
+/** Sets the login user context (BSD systems only)
+ * @param uid UID of suer
+ * @return 0 for success
+ */
+int      g_set_allusercontext(int uid);
+#endif
 int      g_waitchild(void);
 int      g_waitpid(int pid);
 struct exit_status g_waitpid_status(int pid);
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 94e809fc..de6d4b11 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -213,6 +213,12 @@ AM_COND_IF([DEVEL_DEBUG],
   [AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-g -O0])],
   [AX_APPEND_COMPILE_FLAGS([-O2])])
 
+# Function setusercontext() is in BSD -lutil but N/A on Solaris or GNU systems
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([setusercontext], [util])
+
+# Define HAVE_XXXXX macros for some system functions
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS([setusercontext])
+
 # Don't fail without working nasm if rfxcodec is not enabled
 if test "x$enable_rfxcodec" != xyes; then
   with_simd=no