4 files changed, 22 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/file/group.rb b/lib/puppet/type/file/group.rb
index 3aeac21ff..e3d7b4ec6 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/type/file/group.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/file/group.rb
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ module Puppet
 
         # Determine if the group is valid, and if so, return the GID
         def validgroup?(value)
+            begin
+                number = Integer(value)
+                return number
+            rescue ArgumentError
+                number = nil
+            end
             if number = gid(value)
                 return number
             else
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/file/owner.rb b/lib/puppet/type/file/owner.rb
index 15a34a696..1dff59cb3 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/type/file/owner.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/file/owner.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ module Puppet
 
         # Determine if the user is valid, and if so, return the UID
         def validuser?(value)
+            begin
+                number = Integer(value)
+                return number
+            rescue ArgumentError
+                number = nil
+            end
             if number = uid(value)
                 return number
             else
diff --git a/spec/unit/type/file/group.rb b/spec/unit/type/file/group.rb
index 856b05b0d..93d09adb4 100755
--- a/spec/unit/type/file/group.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/type/file/group.rb
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ describe property do
 
             @group.must be_insync(10)
         end
+        
+        it "should not validate that groups exist when a group is specified as an integer" do
+            @group.expects(:gid).never
+            @group.validgroup?(10)
+        end
 
         it "should fail if it cannot convert a group name to an integer" do
             @group.expects(:gid).with("foo").returns nil
diff --git a/spec/unit/type/file/owner.rb b/spec/unit/type/file/owner.rb
index 743e64054..1ea01cbc7 100755
--- a/spec/unit/type/file/owner.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/type/file/owner.rb
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ describe property do
 
             @owner.must be_insync(10)
         end
+        
+        it "should not validate that users exist when a user is specified as an integer" do
+            @owner.expects(:uid).never
+            @owner.validuser?(10)
+        end
 
         it "should fail if it cannot convert an owner name to an integer" do
             @owner.expects(:uid).with("foo").returns nil