1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/auth-rhosts.c b/auth-rhosts.c
index 901c8d139..8314e23a1 100644
--- a/auth-rhosts.c
+++ b/auth-rhosts.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: auth-rhosts.c,v 1.15 2000/09/07 20:27:49 deraadt Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: auth-rhosts.c,v 1.16 2000/10/03 18:03:03 markus Exp $");
 
 #include "packet.h"
 #include "ssh.h"
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@ auth_rhosts(struct passwd *pw, const char *client_user)
         static const char *rhosts_files[] = {".shosts", ".rhosts", NULL};
         unsigned int rhosts_file_index;
 
+        /* no user given */
+        if (pw == NULL)
+                return 0;
         /* Switch to the user's uid. */
         temporarily_use_uid(pw->pw_uid);
         /*