X-Git-Url: https://git.verplant.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fexec.c;h=246584b71436b907da46e40d0de803e8a63950a6;hb=7e913809ed870c5b0394a214be45c3d3144f38c4;hp=28380ac33677788acd1ffc2b4058ba08a9661e53;hpb=e56c1e570ff8d4e8fe732f9d74f11217479fdd7b;p=collectd.git

diff --git a/src/exec.c b/src/exec.c
index 28380ac3..246584b7 100644
--- a/src/exec.c
+++ b/src/exec.c
@@ -369,11 +369,17 @@ static int fork_child(program_list_t *pl, int *fd_in, int *fd_out,
 
   struct passwd *sp_ptr;
   struct passwd sp;
-  char nambuf[4096];
 
   if (pl->pid != 0)
     return (-1);
 
+  long int nambuf_size = sysconf(_SC_GETPW_R_SIZE_MAX);
+  if (nambuf_size <= 0)
+    nambuf_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
+  if (nambuf_size <= 0)
+    nambuf_size = 4096;
+  char nambuf[nambuf_size];
+
   if ((create_pipe(fd_pipe_in) == -1) || (create_pipe(fd_pipe_out) == -1) ||
       (create_pipe(fd_pipe_err) == -1))
     goto failed;
@@ -406,7 +412,14 @@ static int fork_child(program_list_t *pl, int *fd_in, int *fd_out,
       struct group *gr_ptr = NULL;
       struct group gr;
 
-      status = getgrnam_r(pl->group, &gr, nambuf, sizeof(nambuf), &gr_ptr);
+      long int grbuf_size = sysconf(_SC_GETGR_R_SIZE_MAX);
+      if (grbuf_size <= 0)
+        grbuf_size = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
+      if (grbuf_size <= 0)
+        grbuf_size = 4096;
+      char grbuf[grbuf_size];
+
+      status = getgrnam_r(pl->group, &gr, grbuf, sizeof(grbuf), &gr_ptr);
       if (0 != status) {
         ERROR("exec plugin: Failed to get group information "
               "for group ``%s'': %s",