2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/add-group b/add-group
index ea9e920..7a27ed5 100755
--- a/add-group
+++ b/add-group
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ num=$2				# number of packages installed
 name=$3				# name of the group
 users=$4			# users to add to this group
 
-if ! getent group $name /dev/null 2>&1; then
+if ! getent group $name > /dev/null 2> &1; then
     /usr/sbin/groupadd -r $name > /dev/null
 
     if [ -n "$users" ]; then
diff --git a/add-user b/add-user
index 4b761e2..894a4d3 100755
--- a/add-user
+++ b/add-user
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ name=$3				# name of the user
 dir=$4				# home directory
 shell=$5			# shell
 
-if ! id $name /dev/null 2>&1; then
+if ! getent passwd $name > /dev/null 2> &1; then
     /usr/sbin/useradd -r -M \
     	-s $shell -d $dir -c "system user for $pkg" $name > /dev/null
 fi