1 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/auth.c b/auth.c
index 4e1dc1641..021174f97 100644
--- a/auth.c
+++ b/auth.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: auth.c,v 1.45 2002/09/20 18:41:29 stevesk Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: auth.c,v 1.46 2002/11/04 10:07:53 markus Exp $");
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LOGIN_H
 #include <login.h>
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ secure_filename(FILE *f, const char *file, struct passwd *pw,
         uid_t uid = pw->pw_uid;
         char buf[MAXPATHLEN], homedir[MAXPATHLEN];
         char *cp;
+        int comparehome = 0;
         struct stat st;
 
         if (realpath(file, buf) == NULL) {
@@ -430,11 +431,8 @@ secure_filename(FILE *f, const char *file, struct passwd *pw,
                     strerror(errno));
                 return -1;
         }
-        if (realpath(pw->pw_dir, homedir) == NULL) {
-                snprintf(err, errlen, "realpath %s failed: %s", pw->pw_dir,
-                    strerror(errno));
-                return -1;
-        }
+        if (realpath(pw->pw_dir, homedir) != NULL)
+                comparehome = 1;
 
         /* check the open file to avoid races */
         if (fstat(fileno(f), &st) < 0 ||
@@ -463,7 +461,7 @@ secure_filename(FILE *f, const char *file, struct passwd *pw,
                 }
 
                 /* If are passed the homedir then we can stop */
-                if (strcmp(homedir, buf) == 0) {
+                if (comparehome && strcmp(homedir, buf) == 0) {
                         debug3("secure_filename: terminating check at '%s'",
                             buf);
                         break;