--- src/jk_lsh.c.orig	2005-04-11 09:14:09.000000000 +0000
+++ src/jk_lsh.c	2006-03-17 07:36:33.490471409 +0000
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
 	DEBUG_MSG(PROGRAMNAME" log started\n");
 	/* start the config parser */
 	parser = new_iniparser(CONFIGFILE);
+	
 	if (!parser) {
 		syslog(LOG_ERR, "configfile "CONFIGFILE" is not available");
 		DEBUG_MSG(PROGRAMNAME" configfile missing\n");
@@ -133,11 +134,29 @@
 	}
 	/* check if this user has a section */
 	{
-		struct group *gr = getgrgid(getgid());
 		char *groupsec;
-		pw = getpwuid(getuid());
-		if (!pw || !gr) {
-			syslog(LOG_ERR, "uid %d or gid %d does not have a name", getuid(), getgid());
+    FILE *in;
+    in = fopen("/etc/passwd", "r"); 
+    while ((pw = fgetpwent(in)) != NULL) { 
+      if (pw->pw_uid == getuid()) break;
+    }
+    fclose(in);
+    
+		if (!pw) {
+			syslog(LOG_ERR, "uid %d does not have a name %d", getuid(), errno);
+			DEBUG_MSG(PROGRAMNAME" cannot get user or group info for %d:%d\n", getuid(),getgid());
+			exit(2);
+		}
+    
+		struct group *gr;
+    in = fopen("/etc/group", "r"); 
+    while ((gr = fgetgrent(in)) != NULL) { 
+      if (gr->gr_gid == getgid()) break;
+    }
+    fclose(in);
+    
+		if (!gr) {
+			syslog(LOG_ERR, "gid %d does not have a name %d", getgid(), errno);
 			DEBUG_MSG(PROGRAMNAME" cannot get user or group info for %d:%d\n", getuid(),getgid());
 			exit(2);
 		}