1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/system.cpp b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/system.cpp
index 85dcd7d..a68f3c0 100644
--- a/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/system.cpp
+++ b/noncore/settings/networksettings2/networksettings2/system.cpp
@@ -40,2 +40,3 @@ int System::execute( const QString & S ) {
     QString MyS = S;
+    char * usr = getenv("USER");
     int rv;
@@ -46,4 +47,4 @@ int System::execute( const QString & S ) {
     }
-    if( getenv("USER") != "root" ) {
-      // use SUDO
+    if( usr == 0 || strcmp( usr, "root" ) ) {
+      // unknown or non-root user -> use SUDO
       MyS.prepend( "sudo " );