diff --git a/cmd/yggdrasil/chuser_unix.go b/cmd/yggdrasil/chuser_unix.go
index 698037735..fc3e5c2c5 100644
--- a/cmd/yggdrasil/chuser_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/yggdrasil/chuser_unix.go
@@ -4,89 +4,53 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"math"
-	osuser "os/user"
+	"os/user"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
-	"syscall"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
 
-func chuser(user string) error {
-	group := ""
-	if i := strings.IndexByte(user, ':'); i >= 0 {
-		user, group = user[:i], user[i+1:]
-	}
+func chuser(input string) error {
+	givenUser, givenGroup, _ := strings.Cut(input, ":")
 
-	u := (*osuser.User)(nil)
-	g := (*osuser.Group)(nil)
+	var (
+		err      error
+		usr      *user.User
+		grp      *user.Group
+		uid, gid int
+	)
 
-	if user != "" {
-		if _, err := strconv.ParseUint(user, 10, 32); err == nil {
-			u, err = osuser.LookupId(user)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to lookup user by id %q: %v", user, err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			u, err = osuser.Lookup(user)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to lookup user by name %q: %v", user, err)
-			}
+	if usr, err = user.LookupId(givenUser); err != nil {
+		if usr, err = user.Lookup(givenUser); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 	}
-	if group != "" {
-		if _, err := strconv.ParseUint(group, 10, 32); err == nil {
-			g, err = osuser.LookupGroupId(group)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to lookup group by id %q: %v", user, err)
-			}
-		} else {
-			g, err = osuser.LookupGroup(group)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to lookup group by name %q: %v", user, err)
-			}
-		}
+	if uid, err = strconv.Atoi(usr.Uid); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
-	if g != nil {
-		gid, _ := strconv.ParseUint(g.Gid, 10, 32)
-		var err error
-		if gid < math.MaxInt {
-			if err := syscall.Setgroups([]int{int(gid)}); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to setgroups %d: %v", gid, err)
+	if givenGroup != "" {
+		if grp, err = user.LookupGroupId(givenGroup); err != nil {
+			if grp, err = user.LookupGroup(givenGroup); err != nil {
+				return err
 			}
-			err = syscall.Setgid(int(gid))
-		} else {
-			err = errors.New("gid too big")
 		}
 
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to setgid %d: %v", gid, err)
-		}
-	} else if u != nil {
-		gid, _ := strconv.ParseUint(u.Gid, 10, 32)
-		if err := syscall.Setgroups([]int{int(uint32(gid))}); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to setgroups %d: %v", gid, err)
-		}
-		err := syscall.Setgid(int(uint32(gid)))
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to setgid %d: %v", gid, err)
-		}
+		gid, _ = strconv.Atoi(grp.Gid)
+	} else {
+		gid, _ = strconv.Atoi(usr.Gid)
 	}
 
-	if u != nil {
-		uid, _ := strconv.ParseUint(u.Uid, 10, 32)
-		var err error
-		if uid < math.MaxInt {
-			err = syscall.Setuid(int(uid))
-		} else {
-			err = errors.New("uid too big")
-		}
-
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to setuid %d: %v", uid, err)
-		}
+	if err := unix.Setgroups([]int{gid}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("setgroups: %d: %v", gid, err)
+	}
+	if err := unix.Setgid(gid); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("setgid: %d: %v", gid, err)
+	}
+	if err := unix.Setuid(uid); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("setuid: %d: %v", uid, err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/yggdrasil/chuser_unix_test.go b/cmd/yggdrasil/chuser_unix_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad2e35172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/yggdrasil/chuser_unix_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+//go:build aix || darwin || dragonfly || freebsd || linux || netbsd || openbsd || solaris
+// +build aix darwin dragonfly freebsd linux netbsd openbsd solaris
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"os/user"
+)
+
+// Usernames must not contain a number sign.
+func TestEmptyString (t *testing.T) {
+	if chuser("") == nil {
+		t.Fatal("the empty string is not a valid user")
+	}
+}
+
+// Either omit delimiter and group, or omit both.
+func TestEmptyGroup (t *testing.T) {
+	if chuser("0:") == nil {
+		t.Fatal("the empty group is not allowed")
+	}
+}
+
+// Either user only or user and group.
+func TestGroupOnly (t *testing.T) {
+	if chuser(":0") == nil {
+		t.Fatal("group only is not allowed")
+	}
+}
+
+// Usenames must not contain the number sign.
+func TestInvalidUsername (t *testing.T) {
+	const username = "#user"
+	if chuser(username) == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("'%s' is not a valid username", username)
+	}
+}
+
+// User IDs must be non-negative.
+func TestInvalidUserid (t *testing.T) {
+	if chuser("-1") == nil {
+		t.Fatal("User ID cannot be negative")
+	}
+}
+
+// Change to the current user by ID.
+func TestCurrentUserid (t *testing.T) {
+	usr, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if usr.Uid != "0" {
+		t.Skip("setgroups(2): Only the superuser may set new groups.")
+	}
+
+	if err = chuser(usr.Uid); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+// Change to a common user by name.
+func TestCommonUsername (t *testing.T) {
+	usr, err := user.Current()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if usr.Uid != "0" {
+		t.Skip("setgroups(2): Only the superuser may set new groups.")
+	}
+
+	if err := chuser("nobody"); err != nil {
+		if _, ok := err.(user.UnknownUserError); ok {
+			t.Skip(err)
+		}
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}