commit - e9b573a27efa4d681a69e784708e3cdfd1999771
commit + df3d15f3663597c19334b0a50326ff2d07fab70d
blob - d767e207751a606a2f1d4daf3666723e6fe5db5b
blob + e087575f78236937985aeb124917d2ff9962a9de
--- gotd/gotd.c
+++ gotd/gotd.c
@@ -2007,6 +2007,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	char *argv0 = argv[0];
 	char title[2048];
 	struct passwd *pw = NULL;
+	uid_t uid;
 	char *repo_path = NULL;
 	enum gotd_procid proc_id = PROC_GOTD;
 	struct event evsigint, evsigterm, evsighup, evsigusr1, evsigchld;
@@ -2016,6 +2017,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	char hostname[HOST_NAME_MAX + 1];
 	FILE *diff_f1 = NULL, *diff_f2 = NULL;
 	int diff_fd1 = -1, diff_fd2 = -1;
+	const char *errstr;
 
 	TAILQ_INIT(&procs);
 
@@ -2080,6 +2082,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return 1;
 
 	pw = getpwnam(gotd.user_name);
+	if (pw == NULL) {
+		uid = strtonum(gotd.user_name, 0, UID_MAX - 1, &errstr);
+		if (errstr == NULL)
+			pw = getpwuid(uid);
+	}
 	if (pw == NULL)
 		fatalx("user %s not found", gotd.user_name);
 
blob - bd6a17f9a4698f159dcf27a9d7f9e2b96e89a9bd
blob + fd312076688c5cf8bb47bce4dc90bb1df44222db
--- gotd/gotd.conf.5
+++ gotd/gotd.conf.5
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ Afterwards,
 drops privileges to the specified
 .Ar user .
 If not specified, the user _gotd will be used.
+Numeric user IDs are also accepted.
 .El
 .Sh REPOSITORY CONFIGURATION
 At least one repository context must exist for
blob - 01af5e5c4c08dcca08f25a7062b410af4dc78b2f
blob + 01ee6087b16167393b859e94a1c702f7c64af765
--- gotd/parse.y
+++ gotd/parse.y
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ main		: LISTEN ON STRING {
 			}
 			free($3);
 		}
-		| USER STRING {
+		| USER numberstring {
 			if (strlcpy(gotd->user_name, $2,
 			    sizeof(gotd->user_name)) >=
 			    sizeof(gotd->user_name)) {