diff -ru screen-4.9.0.orig/screen.c screen-4.9.0/screen.c

--- screen-4.9.0.orig/screen.c  2022-01-28 15:06:02.694612196 +0100

+++ screen-4.9.0/screen.c       2022-12-27 13:12:29.464261795 +0100

@@ -1145,9 +1145,11 @@

 /* if SOCKDIR is not defined, the socket is in $HOME.

    in that case it does not make sense to compare uids. */

+#ifndef __midipix__

     if ((int)st.st_uid != real_uid)

       Panic(0, "You are not the owner of %s.", SockPath);

 #endif

+#endif

   }

   if ((st.st_mode & 0777) != 0700)