--- src/owner.cc.orig	2009-06-29 06:57:46.000000000 -0300

+++ src/owner.cc	2009-08-10 20:51:05.000000000 -0300

@@ -62,7 +62,13 @@

     if (!buff)

     {

-        buffsize = max(sysconf(_SC_GETPW_R_SIZE_MAX), sysconf(_SC_GETGR_R_SIZE_MAX));

+        long int pw_size = sysconf(_SC_GETPW_R_SIZE_MAX);

+        long int gr_size = sysconf(_SC_GETGR_R_SIZE_MAX);

+

+        if (pw_size==-1)    pw_size = 4096;     // `sysconf' does not support _SC_GETPW_R_SIZE_MAX. Try a moderate value.

+        if (gr_size==-1)    gr_size = 4096;     // `sysconf' does not support _SC_GETGR_R_SIZE_MAX. Try a moderate value.

+

+        buffsize = max(pw_size, gr_size);

         buff = g_new0 (char, buffsize);

     }