6 files changed, 16 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/busybox.h b/busybox.h
index 8d4976a4b..53d22115a 100644
--- a/busybox.h
+++ b/busybox.h
@@ -175,11 +175,11 @@ extern unsigned long parse_number(const char *numstr,
 /* These parse entries in /etc/passwd and /etc/group.  This is desirable
  * for BusyBox since we want to avoid using the glibc NSS stuff, which
  * increases target size and is often not needed embedded systems.  */
-extern long my_getpwnam(char *name);
-extern long my_getgrnam(char *name);
+extern long my_getpwnam(const char *name);
+extern long my_getgrnam(const char *name);
 extern void my_getpwuid(char *name, long uid);
 extern void my_getgrgid(char *group, long gid);
-extern long my_getpwnamegid(char *name);
+extern long my_getpwnamegid(const char *name);
 
 extern int device_open(char *device, int mode);
 
diff --git a/chmod_chown_chgrp.c b/chmod_chown_chgrp.c
index a458cf77a..4fc986904 100644
--- a/chmod_chown_chgrp.c
+++ b/chmod_chown_chgrp.c
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ int chmod_chown_chgrp_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         gid = strtoul(groupName, &p, 10);       /* maybe it's already numeric */
                         if (groupName == p)
                                 gid = my_getgrnam(groupName);
-                        if (gid == -1)
-                                goto bad_group;
                 } else {
                         groupName = strchr(*argv, '.');
                         if (groupName == NULL)
@@ -133,8 +131,6 @@ int chmod_chown_chgrp_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                 gid = strtoul(groupName, &p, 10);
                                 if (groupName == p)
                                         gid = my_getgrnam(groupName);
-                                if (gid == -1)
-                                        goto bad_group;
                         } else
                                 gid = -1;
                 }
@@ -145,9 +141,6 @@ int chmod_chown_chgrp_main(int argc, char **argv)
                         uid = strtoul(*argv, &p, 10);   /* if numeric ... */
                         if (*argv == p)
                                 uid = my_getpwnam(*argv);
-                        if (uid == -1) {
-                                error_msg_and_die( "unknown user name: %s", *argv);
-                        }
                 }
         }
 
@@ -162,8 +155,6 @@ int chmod_chown_chgrp_main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
         return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 
-  bad_group:
-        error_msg_and_die( "unknown group name: %s", groupName);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/coreutils/id.c b/coreutils/id.c
index 3667b32b2..3f90d55f6 100644
--- a/coreutils/id.c
+++ b/coreutils/id.c
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ extern int id_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
         pwnam=my_getpwnam(user);
         grnam=my_getgrnam(group);
-        if (gid == -1 || pwnam==-1 || grnam==-1) {
-                error_msg_and_die("%s: No such user", user);
-        }
 
         if (no_group) {
                 if(name_not_number && user)
diff --git a/id.c b/id.c
index 3667b32b2..3f90d55f6 100644
--- a/id.c
+++ b/id.c
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ extern int id_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
         pwnam=my_getpwnam(user);
         grnam=my_getgrnam(group);
-        if (gid == -1 || pwnam==-1 || grnam==-1) {
-                error_msg_and_die("%s: No such user", user);
-        }
 
         if (no_group) {
                 if(name_not_number && user)
diff --git a/include/busybox.h b/include/busybox.h
index 8d4976a4b..53d22115a 100644
--- a/include/busybox.h
+++ b/include/busybox.h
@@ -175,11 +175,11 @@ extern unsigned long parse_number(const char *numstr,
 /* These parse entries in /etc/passwd and /etc/group.  This is desirable
  * for BusyBox since we want to avoid using the glibc NSS stuff, which
  * increases target size and is often not needed embedded systems.  */
-extern long my_getpwnam(char *name);
-extern long my_getgrnam(char *name);
+extern long my_getpwnam(const char *name);
+extern long my_getgrnam(const char *name);
 extern void my_getpwuid(char *name, long uid);
 extern void my_getgrgid(char *group, long gid);
-extern long my_getpwnamegid(char *name);
+extern long my_getpwnamegid(const char *name);
 
 extern int device_open(char *device, int mode);
 
diff --git a/utility.c b/utility.c
index e3535966f..df4573c16 100644
--- a/utility.c
+++ b/utility.c
@@ -877,29 +877,32 @@ extern int parse_mode(const char *s, mode_t * theMode)
 #if defined BB_CHMOD_CHOWN_CHGRP || defined BB_PS || defined BB_LS \
  || defined BB_TAR || defined BB_ID || defined BB_LOGGER \
  || defined BB_LOGNAME || defined BB_WHOAMI || defined BB_SH
+
+#if defined BB_CHMOD_CHOWN_CHGRP || defined BB_ID
 /* returns a uid given a username */
-long my_getpwnam(char *name)
+long my_getpwnam(const char *name)
 {
         struct passwd *myuser;
 
         myuser  = getpwnam(name);
         if (myuser==NULL)
-                return(-1);
+                error_msg_and_die("unknown user name: %s", name);
 
         return myuser->pw_uid;
 }
 
 /* returns a gid given a group name */
-long my_getgrnam(char *name)
+long my_getgrnam(const char *name)
 {
         struct group *mygroup;
 
         mygroup  = getgrnam(name);
         if (mygroup==NULL)
-                return(-1);
+                error_msg_and_die("unknown group name: %s", name);
 
         return (mygroup->gr_gid);
 }
+#endif
 
 /* gets a username given a uid */
 void my_getpwuid(char *name, long uid)
@@ -927,18 +930,18 @@ void my_getgrgid(char *group, long gid)
 
 #if defined BB_ID
 /* gets a gid given a user name */
-long my_getpwnamegid(char *name)
+long my_getpwnamegid(const char *name)
 {
         struct group *mygroup;
         struct passwd *myuser;
 
         myuser=getpwnam(name);
         if (myuser==NULL)
-                error_msg_and_die( "unknown user name: %s", name);
+                error_msg_and_die("unknown user name: %s", name);
 
         mygroup  = getgrgid(myuser->pw_gid);
         if (mygroup==NULL)
-                error_msg_and_die( "unknown gid %ld", (long)myuser->pw_gid);
+                error_msg_and_die("unknown gid %ld", (long)myuser->pw_gid);
 
         return mygroup->gr_gid;
 }