3 files changed, 8 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/src/monkeysphere-host b/src/monkeysphere-host
index 2bef23c..9dcd331 100755
--- a/src/monkeysphere-host
+++ b/src/monkeysphere-host
@@ -134,28 +134,18 @@ check_host_no_key() {
 Please run 'monkeysphere-host import-key...' first."
 }
 
-# output the index of a user ID on the host key
-# return 1 if user ID not found
+# return 0 if user ID was found.
+# return 1 if user ID not found.
 find_host_userid() {
     local userID="$1"
     local tmpuidMatch
-    local line
 
     # match to only "unknown" user IDs (host has no need for ultimate trust)
-    tmpuidMatch="-:$(echo $userID | gpg_escape)"
+    tmpuidMatch="uid:-:$(echo $userID | gpg_escape)"
 
-    # find the index of the requsted user ID
-    # NOTE: this is based on circumstantial evidence that the order of
-    # this output is the appropriate index
-    line=$(gpg_host_list | egrep '^uid:' | cut -f2,10 -d: | \
-	grep -n -x -F "$tmpuidMatch" 2>/dev/null)
-
-    if [ "$line" ] ; then
-	echo ${line%%:*}
-	return 0
-    else
-	return 1
-    fi
+    # See whether the requsted user ID is present
+    gpg_host_list | cut -f1,2,10 -d: | \
+	grep -q -x -F "$tmpuidMatch" 2>/dev/null
 }
 
 # show info about the host key
diff --git a/src/share/mh/add_hostname b/src/share/mh/add_hostname
index 37cfd3c..136b678 100644
--- a/src/share/mh/add_hostname
+++ b/src/share/mh/add_hostname
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fi
 userID="ssh://${1}"
 
 # test that the desired user ID does not already exist
-find_host_userid "$userID" > /dev/null && \
+find_host_userid "$userID" && \
     failure "Host userID '$userID' already exists."
 
 if [ "$PROMPT" = "true" ] ; then
diff --git a/src/share/mh/revoke_hostname b/src/share/mh/revoke_hostname
index b139cee..b3b8d7a 100644
--- a/src/share/mh/revoke_hostname
+++ b/src/share/mh/revoke_hostname
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ local userID
 local fingerprint
 local tmpuidMatch
 local line
-local uidIndex
 local message
 local revuidCommand
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ fi
 userID="ssh://${1}"
 
 # make sure the user ID to revoke
-uidIndex=$(find_host_userid "$userID") || \
+find_host_userid "$userID" || \
     failure "No non-revoked user ID found matching '$userID'."
 
 if [ "$PROMPT" = "true" ] ; then