1 files changed, 32 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/src/firejail/fs_etc.c b/src/firejail/fs_etc.c
index 1a44b1305..2ff36f5d2 100644
--- a/src/firejail/fs_etc.c
+++ b/src/firejail/fs_etc.c
@@ -129,40 +129,44 @@ void fs_private_etc_list(void) {
                 errExit("chmod");
         fs_logger("tmpfs /etc");
         
-        // copy the list of files in the new etc directory
-        // using a new child process without root privileges
         fs_logger_print();      // save the current log
-        pid_t child = fork();
-        if (child < 0)
-                errExit("fork");
-        if (child == 0) {
-                if (arg_debug)
-                        printf("Copying files in the new etc directory:\n");
 
-                // elevate privileges - files in the new /etc directory belong to root
-                if (setreuid(0, 0) < 0)
-                        errExit("setreuid");
-                if (setregid(0, 0) < 0)
-                        errExit("setregid");
-                
-                // copy the list of files in the new home directory
-                char *dlist = strdup(private_list);
-                if (!dlist)
-                        errExit("strdup");
-        
 
-                char *ptr = strtok(dlist, ",");
-                duplicate(ptr);
+        // copy the list of files in the new etc directory
+        // using a new child process without root privileges
+        if (*private_list != '\0') {
+                pid_t child = fork();
+                if (child < 0)
+                        errExit("fork");
+                if (child == 0) {
+                        if (arg_debug)
+                                printf("Copying files in the new etc directory:\n");
         
-                while ((ptr = strtok(NULL, ",")) != NULL)
+                        // elevate privileges - files in the new /etc directory belong to root
+                        if (setreuid(0, 0) < 0)
+                                errExit("setreuid");
+                        if (setregid(0, 0) < 0)
+                                errExit("setregid");
+                        
+                        // copy the list of files in the new home directory
+                        char *dlist = strdup(private_list);
+                        if (!dlist)
+                                errExit("strdup");
+                
+        
+                        char *ptr = strtok(dlist, ",");
                         duplicate(ptr);
-                free(dlist);    
-                fs_logger_print();
-                exit(0);
+                
+                        while ((ptr = strtok(NULL, ",")) != NULL)
+                                duplicate(ptr);
+                        free(dlist);    
+                        fs_logger_print();
+                        exit(0);
+                }
+                // wait for the child to finish
+                waitpid(child, NULL, 0);
         }
-        // wait for the child to finish
-        waitpid(child, NULL, 0);
-
+        
         if (arg_debug)
                 printf("Mount-bind %s on top of /etc\n", RUN_ETC_DIR);
         if (mount(RUN_ETC_DIR, "/etc", NULL, MS_BIND|MS_REC, NULL) < 0)