diff --git a/daemon/mgmt/general-config-section.cpp b/daemon/mgmt/general-config-section.cpp
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014  Regents of the University of California,
+ *                     Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                     Colorado State University,
+ *                     University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                     Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                     Beijing Institute of Technology
+ *
+ * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * NFD is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * NFD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+#include "general-config-section.hpp"
+
+#include "common.hpp"
+#include "core/logger.hpp"
+#include "core/privilege-helper.hpp"
+#include "core/config-file.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+namespace general {
+
+NFD_LOG_INIT("GeneralConfigSection");
+
+static void
+onConfig(const ConfigSection& configSection,
+         bool isDryRun,
+         const std::string& filename)
+{
+  // general
+  // {
+  //    ; user "ndn-user"
+  //    ; group "ndn-user"
+  // }
+
+  std::string user;
+  std::string group;
+
+  for (ConfigSection::const_iterator i = configSection.begin();
+       i != configSection.end();
+       ++i)
+    {
+      if (i->first == "user")
+        {
+          try
+            {
+              user = i->second.get_value<std::string>("user");
+
+              if (user.empty())
+                {
+                  throw ConfigFile::Error("Invalid value for \"user\""
+                                          " in \"general\" section");
+                }
+            }
+          catch (const boost::property_tree::ptree_error& error)
+            {
+              throw ConfigFile::Error("Invalid value for \"user\""
+                                      " in \"general\" section");
+            }
+        }
+      else if (i->first == "group")
+        {
+          try
+            {
+              group = i->second.get_value<std::string>("group");
+
+              if (group.empty())
+                {
+                  throw ConfigFile::Error("Invalid value for \"group\""
+                                          " in \"general\" section");
+                }
+            }
+          catch (const boost::property_tree::ptree_error& error)
+            {
+              throw ConfigFile::Error("Invalid value for \"group\""
+                                      " in \"general\" section");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+  NFD_LOG_TRACE("using user \"" << user << "\" group \"" << group << "\"");
+
+  PrivilegeHelper::initialize(user, group);
+}
+
+void
+setConfigFile(ConfigFile& configFile)
+{
+  configFile.addSectionHandler("general", &onConfig);
+}
+
+} // namespace general
+
+} // namespace nfd
diff --git a/daemon/mgmt/general-config-section.hpp b/daemon/mgmt/general-config-section.hpp
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014  Regents of the University of California,
+ *                     Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                     Colorado State University,
+ *                     University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                     Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                     Beijing Institute of Technology
+ *
+ * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * NFD is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * NFD is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+#ifndef NFD_MGMT_GENERAL_CONFIG_SECTION_HPP
+#define NFD_MGMT_GENERAL_CONFIG_SECTION_HPP
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+class ConfigFile;
+
+namespace general {
+
+void
+setConfigFile(ConfigFile& configFile);
+
+} // namespace general
+
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_MGMT_GENERAL_CONFIG_SECTION_HPP