1 files changed, 25 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lib/libutil/pw_util.c b/lib/libutil/pw_util.c
index befd1fb02d701..b0bdad15daba7 100644
--- a/lib/libutil/pw_util.c
+++ b/lib/libutil/pw_util.c
@@ -242,14 +242,36 @@ pw_tmp(int mfd)
 	return (tfd);
 }
 
+int
+pw_mkdb(const char *user)
+{
+
+	return (pw_mkdb2(user, PWDB_NATIVE));
+}
+
 /*
  * Regenerate the password database.
  */
 int
-pw_mkdb(const char *user)
+pw_mkdb2(const char *user, int endian)
 {
 	int pstat;
 	pid_t pid;
+	const char *arg;
+
+	switch (endian) {
+	case PWDB_NATIVE:
+		arg = "-p";
+		break;
+	case PWDB_LE:
+		arg = "-pL";
+		break;
+	case PWDB_BE:
+		arg = "-pB";
+		break;
+	default:
+		return (-1);
+	}
 
 	(void)fflush(stderr);
 	switch ((pid = fork())) {
@@ -258,10 +280,10 @@ pw_mkdb(const char *user)
 	case 0:
 		/* child */
 		if (user == NULL)
-			execl(_PATH_PWD_MKDB, "pwd_mkdb", "-p",
+			execl(_PATH_PWD_MKDB, "pwd_mkdb", arg,
 			    "-d", passwd_dir, tempname, (char *)NULL);
 		else
-			execl(_PATH_PWD_MKDB, "pwd_mkdb", "-p",
+			execl(_PATH_PWD_MKDB, "pwd_mkdb", arg,
 			    "-d", passwd_dir, "-u", user, tempname,
 			    (char *)NULL);
 		_exit(1);