diff --git a/auth.c b/auth.c
index d9ee036..0bb7e28 100644
--- a/auth.c
+++ b/auth.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: auth.c,v 1.54 2004/05/23 23:59:53 dtucker Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: auth.c,v 1.55 2004/07/21 08:56:12 markus Exp $");
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LOGIN_H
 #include <login.h>
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
 
 	pw = getpwnam(user);
 	if (pw == NULL) {
-		logit("Illegal user %.100s from %.100s",
+		logit("Invalid user %.100s from %.100s",
 		    user, get_remote_ipaddr());
 #ifdef CUSTOM_FAILED_LOGIN
 		record_failed_login(user, "ssh");