diff -U4 -r exim-4.69/src/exim.c exim-4.69+hide-conf/src/exim.c
--- exim-4.69/src/exim.c	2007-09-28 13:21:57.000000000 +0100
+++ exim-4.69+hide-conf/src/exim.c	2008-01-26 10:10:00.000000000 +0000
@@ -3592,8 +3592,9 @@
   if (deliver_give_up || daemon_listen ||
      (count_queue && queue_list_requires_admin) ||
      (list_queue && queue_list_requires_admin) ||
      (queue_interval >= 0 && prod_requires_admin) ||
+     (list_options) ||
      (debugset && !running_in_test_harness))
     {
     fprintf(stderr, "exim:%s permission denied\n", debugset? " debugging" : "");
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);