1 files changed, 13 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/sshconnect2.c b/sshconnect2.c
index dd971a9f9..208df078c 100644
--- a/sshconnect2.c
+++ b/sshconnect2.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: sshconnect2.c,v 1.162 2006/08/30 00:06:51 dtucker Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: sshconnect2.c,v 1.164 2007/05/17 23:53:41 jolan Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2000 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
  *
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -1307,7 +1308,7 @@ userauth_hostbased(Authctxt *authctxt)
         Sensitive *sensitive = authctxt->sensitive;
         Buffer b;
         u_char *signature, *blob;
-        char *chost, *pkalg, *p;
+        char *chost, *pkalg, *p, myname[NI_MAXHOST];
         const char *service;
         u_int blen, slen;
         int ok, i, len, found = 0;
@@ -1331,7 +1332,16 @@ userauth_hostbased(Authctxt *authctxt)
                 return 0;
         }
         /* figure out a name for the client host */
-        p = get_local_name(packet_get_connection_in());
+        p = NULL;
+        if (packet_connection_is_on_socket())
+                p = get_local_name(packet_get_connection_in());
+        if (p == NULL) {
+                if (gethostname(myname, sizeof(myname)) == -1) {
+                        verbose("userauth_hostbased: gethostname: %s", 
+                            strerror(errno));
+                } else
+                        p = xstrdup(myname);
+        }
         if (p == NULL) {
                 error("userauth_hostbased: cannot get local ipaddr/name");
                 key_free(private);