diff -r -U4 ppp-2.4.4/pppd/main.c ppp-2.4.4+getpwuid/pppd/main.c
--- ppp-2.4.4/pppd/main.c	2006-06-04 04:52:50.000000000 +0100
+++ ppp-2.4.4+getpwuid/pppd/main.c	2009-11-02 16:07:37.000000000 +0000
@@ -453,9 +453,9 @@
      * and identify who is running us.
      */
     if (!nodetach && !updetach)
 	detach();
-    p = getlogin();
+    p = NULL;
     if (p == NULL) {
 	pw = getpwuid(uid);
 	if (pw != NULL && pw->pw_name != NULL)
 	    p = pw->pw_name;