- djm@cvs.openbsd.org 2013/07/20 01:44:37

     [ssh-keygen.c ssh.c]
     More useful error message on missing current user in /etc/passwd

3 files changed, 7 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0bc5c6867..47bfa94ef 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
    - djm@cvs.openbsd.org 2013/07/20 01:43:46
      [umac.c]
      use a union to ensure correct alignment; ok deraadt
+   - djm@cvs.openbsd.org 2013/07/20 01:44:37
+     [ssh-keygen.c ssh.c]
+     More useful error message on missing current user in /etc/passwd
 
 20130718
  - (djm) OpenBSD CVS Sync
diff --git a/ssh-keygen.c b/ssh-keygen.c
index 1edc965d5..03c444d42 100644
--- a/ssh-keygen.c
+++ b/ssh-keygen.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.c,v 1.229 2013/07/12 05:42:03 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: ssh-keygen.c,v 1.230 2013/07/20 01:44:37 djm Exp $ */
 /*
  * Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
  * Copyright (c) 1994 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         /* we need this for the home * directory.  */
         pw = getpwuid(getuid());
         if (!pw) {
-                printf("You don't exist, go away!\n");
+                printf("No user exists for uid %lu\n", (u_long)getuid());
                 exit(1);
         }
         if (gethostname(hostname, sizeof(hostname)) < 0) {
diff --git a/ssh.c b/ssh.c
index a9b0a7086..30e65338f 100644
--- a/ssh.c
+++ b/ssh.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: ssh.c,v 1.379 2013/07/12 05:48:55 djm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: ssh.c,v 1.380 2013/07/20 01:44:37 djm Exp $ */
 /*
  * Author: Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>
  * Copyright (c) 1995 Tatu Ylonen <ylo@cs.hut.fi>, Espoo, Finland
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ main(int ac, char **av)
         /* Get user data. */
         pw = getpwuid(original_real_uid);
         if (!pw) {
-                logit("You don't exist, go away!");
+                logit("No user exists for uid %lu", (u_long)original_real_uid);
                 exit(255);
         }
         /* Take a copy of the returned structure. */