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-rw-r--r--perl-install/NEWS2
-rw-r--r--perl-install/run_program.pm3
2 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/NEWS b/perl-install/NEWS
index 72f30e5af..6c770ee57 100644
--- a/perl-install/NEWS
+++ b/perl-install/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+- do not crash when trying to guess homedir before running another
+ process (mga#7403)
- harddrake2:
o remove useless "Autodetect printers" option
diff --git a/perl-install/run_program.pm b/perl-install/run_program.pm
index 3736f4dad..a45b5b79b 100644
--- a/perl-install/run_program.pm
+++ b/perl-install/run_program.pm
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ sub raw {
$uid = $ENV{USERHELPER_UID} && getpwuid($ENV{USERHELPER_UID});
$uid ||= common::get_parent_uid();
$options->{setuid} = getpwnam($uid) if $uid;
- $home = $uid->[7] if $uid;
+ my ($full_user) = grep { $_->[2] eq $uid } list_passwd();
+ $home = $full_user->[7] if $full_user;
}
local $ENV{HOME} = $home if $home;