===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/ssh/auth.c,v
retrieving revision 1.41.2.4
retrieving revision 1.41.2.5
diff -u -r1.41.2.4 -r1.41.2.5
--- src/usr.bin/ssh/auth.c	2002/10/11 14:51:51	1.41.2.4
+++ src/usr.bin/ssh/auth.c	2003/04/03 22:35:16	1.41.2.5
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: auth.c,v 1.41.2.4 2002/10/11 14:51:51 miod Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: auth.c,v 1.41.2.5 2003/04/03 22:35:16 miod Exp $");
 
 #include <libgen.h>
 
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@
 	uid_t uid = pw->pw_uid;
 	char buf[MAXPATHLEN], homedir[MAXPATHLEN];
 	char *cp;
+	int comparehome = 0;
 	struct stat st;
 
 	if (realpath(file, buf) == NULL) {
@@ -347,11 +348,8 @@
 		    strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (realpath(pw->pw_dir, homedir) == NULL) {
-		snprintf(err, errlen, "realpath %s failed: %s", pw->pw_dir,
-		    strerror(errno));
-		return -1;
-	}
+	if (realpath(pw->pw_dir, homedir) != NULL)
+		comparehome = 1;
 
 	/* check the open file to avoid races */
 	if (fstat(fileno(f), &st) < 0 ||
@@ -380,7 +378,7 @@
 		}
 
 		/* If are passed the homedir then we can stop */
-		if (strcmp(homedir, buf) == 0) {
+		if (comparehome && strcmp(homedir, buf) == 0) {
 			debug3("secure_filename: terminating check at '%s'",
 			    buf);
 			break;