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diff --git a/user_list.c b/user_list.c
index b7d739c1..c6d45ca5 100644
--- a/user_list.c
+++ b/user_list.c
@@ -122,19 +122,18 @@ void init_user_list(char *user_list_file)
 /**
  * lookup user in user_list.
  *
- * \param user: must initially contain the name of the user and is filled
- * in by this function on success.
+ * \param name of the user
  *
- * \return 1 on success and < 0 on errors.
+ * \return a pointer to the corresponding user struct if the user was found,
+ *  \p NULL otherwise.
  */
-int lookup_user(struct user *user)
+struct user *lookup_user(const char *name)
 {
 	struct user *u;
 	list_for_each_entry(u, &user_list, node) {
-		if (strcmp(u->name, user->name))
+		if (strcmp(u->name, name))
 			continue;
-		*user = *u;
-		return 1;
+		return u;
 	}
-	return -E_BAD_USER;
+	return NULL;
 }