--- lufis-0.3.orig/lufis.c	2005-02-05 18:59:56.000000000 +0100
+++ lufis-0.3/lufis.c	2005-02-05 19:00:38.000000000 +0100
@@ -276,15 +276,21 @@ static int lu_getattr(const char *path, 
     if(res < 0)
         return res;
 
-    /* Take uid= and gid= vars when the filesystem returns 1 */
+    // Take uid= and gid= vars when the filesystem returns 1
     if(fattr.f_uid == (uid_t) 1) {
-        lu_opt_getint(&lu_cfg, "MOUNT", "uid", &option_uid, 0);
-        fattr.f_uid = (uid_t) option_uid;
+        if(!lu_opt_getint(&lu_cfg, "MOUNT", "uid", &option_uid, 0))
+		fattr.f_uid = (uid_t) option_uid;
+	else
+		// default to 0 (root) when no argument was supplied
+		fattr.f_uid = (uid_t) 0;
     }
 
     if(fattr.f_gid == (gid_t) 1) {
-        lu_opt_getint(&lu_cfg, "MOUNT", "gid", &option_gid, 0);
-        fattr.f_gid = (gid_t) option_gid;
+        if(!lu_opt_getint(&lu_cfg, "MOUNT", "gid", &option_gid, 0))
+		fattr.f_gid = (gid_t) option_gid;
+	else
+		// default to 0 (root) when no argument was supplied
+		fattr.f_gid = (gid_t) 0;
     }
 
     stbuf->st_mode    = fattr.f_mode;