diff --git a/misc.c b/misc.c
index 7430116..4a1213a 100644
--- a/misc.c
+++ b/misc.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: misc.c,v 1.1 2001/01/21 19:05:52 markus Exp $	*/
+/*	$OpenBSD: misc.c,v 1.2 2001/02/22 21:59:44 markus Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2000 Markus Friedl.  All rights reserved.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: misc.c,v 1.1 2001/01/21 19:05:52 markus Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: misc.c,v 1.2 2001/02/22 21:59:44 markus Exp $");
 
 #include "misc.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -96,6 +96,21 @@
 	return (old);
 }
 
+struct passwd *
+pwcopy(struct passwd *pw)
+{
+	struct passwd *copy = xmalloc(sizeof(*copy));
+	memset(copy, 0, sizeof(*copy));
+	copy->pw_name = xstrdup(pw->pw_name);
+	copy->pw_passwd = xstrdup(pw->pw_passwd);
+	copy->pw_uid = pw->pw_uid;
+	copy->pw_gid = pw->pw_gid;
+	copy->pw_class = xstrdup(pw->pw_class);
+	copy->pw_dir = xstrdup(pw->pw_dir);
+	copy->pw_shell = xstrdup(pw->pw_shell);
+	return copy;
+}
+
 mysig_t
 mysignal(int sig, mysig_t act)
 {