1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/daemon/strings.c b/daemon/strings.c
index e5aefca2..d7dc392a 100644
--- a/daemon/strings.c
+++ b/daemon/strings.c
@@ -26,16 +26,13 @@
 #include "actions.h"
 
 char **
-do_strings_e (char *encoding, char *path)
+do_strings_e (const char *encoding, const char *path)
 {
   char *buf;
   int r;
   char *out, *err;
   char **lines;
 
-  NEED_ROOT (return NULL);
-  ABS_PATH (path, return NULL);
-
   buf = sysroot_path (path);
   if (!buf) {
     reply_with_perror ("malloc");
@@ -64,7 +61,7 @@ do_strings_e (char *encoding, char *path)
 }
 
 char **
-do_strings (char *path)
+do_strings (const char *path)
 {
   return do_strings_e ("s", path);
 }