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1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/loginutils/su.c b/loginutils/su.c
index 61039d823..e7e0001c7 100644
--- a/loginutils/su.c
+++ b/loginutils/su.c
@@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ int su_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
openlog(applet_name, 0, LOG_AUTH);
}
- pw = getpwnam(opt_username);
- if (!pw)
- bb_error_msg_and_die("unknown id: %s", opt_username);
+ pw = xgetpwnam(opt_username);
/* Make sure pw->pw_shell is non-NULL. It may be NULL when NEW_USER
is a username that is retrieved via NIS (YP), but that doesn't have