--- Makefile.config.orig	2009-12-30 05:55:56.000000000 -0700
+++ Makefile.config	2010-01-30 11:17:34.000000000 -0700
@@ -126,9 +129,8 @@
 # Which command to use to check if the USER and GROUP to run Munin as, exists.
 # These will work on most modern OSes:
 #
-GETENT     := $(shell which getent || which true 2>/dev/null)
-CHECKUSER  := $(shell $(GETENT) passwd $(USER) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || (echo "echo User $(USER) nonexistent. Create the user and retry; exit 2"))
-CHECKGROUP := $(shell $(GETENT) group $(GROUP) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || (echo "echo Group $(GROUP) nonexistent. Create the group and retry; exit 2"))
+CHECKUSER:= $(shell /usr/sbin/pw user show $(USER) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || (echo "echo User $(USER) nonexistant. Create the user and retry; exit 2"))
+CHECKGROUP:= $(shell /usr/sbin/pw group show $(GROUP) >/dev/null 2>/dev/null || (echo "echo Group $(GROUP) nonexistant. Create the group and retry; exit 2"))
 
 # For OSX, comment out the previous two lines and comment in these
 #