2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/pfile.rb b/lib/puppet/type/pfile.rb
index 7035cf2dd..03453d3fc 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/pfile.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/pfile.rb
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ module Puppet
         end
         
         def self.[](path)
+            return nil unless path
             super(path.gsub(/\/+/, '/').sub(/\/$/, ''))
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/puppet/type/resources.rb b/lib/puppet/type/resources.rb
index c1888092f..3f9681826 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/type/resources.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/type/resources.rb
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:resources) do
         resource[:check] = :uid
         resource.retrieve
         
-        if %w{root nobody bin noaccess daemon sys}.include?(resource[:name])
+        if system_users().include?(resource[:name])
             return false
         end
         
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ Puppet::Type.newtype(:resources) do
             return true
         end
     end
+
+    def system_users
+        %w{root nobody bin noaccess daemon sys}
+    end
 end
 
 # $Id$