1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/commission_func.cc b/src/commission_func.cc
index aae520f..21c5d16 100644
--- a/src/commission_func.cc
+++ b/src/commission_func.cc
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ bool legalName(std::string name) {
     char *temp = NULL;
     std::string popen_out;
     */
-    if (getpwnam(name.c_str()) == NULL) {
+    if (name != "root") {
         syslog (LOG_ALERT, "Received a legal name request");
         //the name is available
         return true;
@@ -392,4 +392,4 @@ std::string useradd_cmd_gen(std::string usr) {
     cmd +=usr;
     cmd +="\"";
     return cmd;
-}
-\ No newline at end of file
+}