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1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/coreutils/id.c b/coreutils/id.c
index 33e06f4..43f403f 100644
--- a/coreutils/id.c
+++ b/coreutils/id.c
@@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ int id_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
username = argv[optind];
if (username) {
- struct passwd *p = getpwnam(username);
- if (!p)
- bb_error_msg_and_die("unknown user %s", username);
+ struct passwd *p = xgetpwnam(username);
euid = ruid = p->pw_uid;
egid = rgid = p->pw_gid;
} else {