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diff --git a/lib/util/util_pw.c b/lib/util/util_pw.c
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+/* 
+   Unix SMB/CIFS implementation.
+
+   Safe versions of getpw* calls
+
+   Copyright (C) Andrew Bartlett 2002
+   
+   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+   
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+   
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+#include "includes.h"
+
+static struct passwd *alloc_copy_passwd(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, 
+					const struct passwd *from) 
+{
+	struct passwd *ret = talloc_zero(mem_ctx, struct passwd);
+
+	if (ret == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+
+	ret->pw_name = talloc_strdup(ret, from->pw_name);
+	ret->pw_passwd = talloc_strdup(ret, from->pw_passwd);
+	ret->pw_uid = from->pw_uid;
+	ret->pw_gid = from->pw_gid;
+	ret->pw_gecos = talloc_strdup(ret, from->pw_gecos);
+	ret->pw_dir = talloc_strdup(ret, from->pw_dir);
+	ret->pw_shell = talloc_strdup(ret, from->pw_shell);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+struct passwd *getpwnam_alloc(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, const char *name) 
+{
+	struct passwd *temp;
+
+	temp = sys_getpwnam(name);
+	
+	if (!temp) {
+#if 0
+		if (errno == ENOMEM) {
+			/* what now? */
+		}
+#endif
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return alloc_copy_passwd(mem_ctx, temp);
+}
+
+struct passwd *getpwuid_alloc(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx, uid_t uid) 
+{
+	struct passwd *temp;
+
+	temp = sys_getpwuid(uid);
+	
+	if (!temp) {
+#if 0
+		if (errno == ENOMEM) {
+			/* what now? */
+		}
+#endif
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return alloc_copy_passwd(mem_ctx, temp);
+}