1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/auth.c b/auth.c
index f368faf21..a9f981d18 100644
--- a/auth.c
+++ b/auth.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: auth.c,v 1.40 2002/03/19 14:27:39 markus Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: auth.c,v 1.41 2002/03/19 15:31:47 markus Exp $");
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LOGIN_H
 #include <login.h>
@@ -470,5 +470,7 @@ getpwnamallow(const char *user)
                 auth_close(as);
 #endif
 #endif
-        return (pwcopy(pw));
+        if (pw != NULL)
+                return (pwcopy(pw));
+        return (NULL);
 }