src/session-child.c | 5 ++++-

 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/session-child.c b/src/session-child.c

index eef51e49..ffa719b0 100644

--- a/src/session-child.c

+++ b/src/session-child.c

@@ -393,7 +393,10 @@ session_child_run (int argc, char **argv)

         else

         {

             /* Set POSIX variables */

-            pam_putenv (pam_handle, "PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin");

+            if (user_get_uid (user) == 0)

+              pam_putenv (pam_handle, "PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin");

+            else

+              pam_putenv (pam_handle, "PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin");

             pam_putenv (pam_handle, g_strdup_printf ("USER=%s", username));

             pam_putenv (pam_handle, g_strdup_printf ("LOGNAME=%s", username));

             pam_putenv (pam_handle, g_strdup_printf ("HOME=%s", user_get_home_directory (user)));