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-rw-r--r--notmuch-config.c21
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/notmuch-config.c b/notmuch-config.c
index 248149c8..7252a191 100644
--- a/notmuch-config.c
+++ b/notmuch-config.c
@@ -80,8 +80,17 @@ get_name_from_passwd_file (void *ctx)
char *pw_buf = talloc_zero_size (ctx, pw_buf_size);
struct passwd passwd, *ignored;
char *name;
+ int e;
- if (getpwuid_r (getuid (), &passwd, pw_buf, pw_buf_size, &ignored) == 0) {
+ if (pw_buf_size == -1) pw_buf_size = 64;
+
+ while ((e = getpwuid_r (getuid (), &passwd, pw_buf,
+ pw_buf_size, &ignored)) == ERANGE) {
+ pw_buf_size = pw_buf_size * 2;
+ pw_buf = talloc_zero_size(ctx, pw_buf_size);
+ }
+
+ if (e == 0) {
char *comma = strchr (passwd.pw_gecos, ',');
if (comma)
name = talloc_strndup (ctx, passwd.pw_gecos,
@@ -104,8 +113,16 @@ get_username_from_passwd_file (void *ctx)
char *pw_buf = talloc_zero_size (ctx, pw_buf_size);
struct passwd passwd, *ignored;
char *name;
+ int e;
+
+ if (pw_buf_size == -1) pw_buf_size = 64;
+ while ((e = getpwuid_r (getuid (), &passwd, pw_buf,
+ pw_buf_size, &ignored)) == ERANGE) {
+ pw_buf_size = pw_buf_size * 2;
+ pw_buf = talloc_zero_size(ctx, pw_buf_size);
+ }
- if (getpwuid_r (getuid (), &passwd, pw_buf, pw_buf_size, &ignored) == 0)
+ if (e == 0)
name = talloc_strdup (ctx, passwd.pw_name);
else
name = talloc_strdup (ctx, "");