1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/loginutils/adduser.c b/loginutils/adduser.c
index 1944d9d56..a05b72158 100644
--- a/loginutils/adduser.c
+++ b/loginutils/adduser.c
@@ -82,21 +82,23 @@ static void passwd_study(struct passwd *p)
 
 static void addgroup_wrapper(struct passwd *p, const char *group_name)
 {
-        char *argv[5];
+        char *argv[6];
 
         argv[0] = (char*)"addgroup";
         if (group_name) {
                 /* Add user to existing group */
-                argv[1] = p->pw_name;
-                argv[2] = (char*)group_name;
-                argv[3] = NULL;
+                argv[1] = (char*)"--";
+                argv[2] = p->pw_name;
+                argv[3] = (char*)group_name;
+                argv[4] = NULL;
         } else {
                 /* Add user to his own group with the first free gid found in passwd_study */
 //TODO: to be compatible with external addgroup programs we should use --gid instead...
                 argv[1] = (char*)"-g";
                 argv[2] = utoa(p->pw_gid);
-                argv[3] = p->pw_name;
-                argv[4] = NULL;
+                argv[3] = (char*)"--";
+                argv[4] = p->pw_name;
+                argv[5] = NULL;
         }
 
         spawn_and_wait(argv);
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ static void passwd_wrapper(const char *login_name) NORETURN;
 
 static void passwd_wrapper(const char *login_name)
 {
-        BB_EXECLP("passwd", "passwd", login_name, NULL);
+        BB_EXECLP("passwd", "passwd", "--", login_name, NULL);
         bb_error_msg_and_die("can't execute passwd, you must set password manually");
 }