--- src/ngircd/ngircd.c | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/ngircd/ngircd.c b/src/ngircd/ngircd.c index 626b8b2..d839618 100644 --- a/src/ngircd/ngircd.c +++ b/src/ngircd/ngircd.c @@ -671,6 +671,19 @@ NGIRCd_getNobodyID(uid_t *uid, gid_t *gid ) { struct passwd *pwd; +#ifdef __CYGWIN__ + /* Cygwin kludge. + * It can return EINVAL instead of EPERM + * so, if we are already unprivileged, + * use id of current user. + */ + if (geteuid() && getuid()) { + *uid = getuid(); + *gid = getgid(); + return true; + } +#endif + pwd = getpwnam("nobody"); if (!pwd) return false; -- 1.5.5.1