--- src/pam_mount.c
+++ src/pam_mount.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 	log_argv(_argv);
 
         if(!spawn_apS(NULL, _argv, NULL, G_SPAWN_DO_NOT_REAP_CHILD, set_myuid,
-         NULL, &pid, NULL, &cstdout, NULL, &err)) {
+         user, &pid, NULL, &cstdout, NULL, &err)) {
 		l0g(PMPREFIX "error executing /usr/sbin/pmvarrun\n");
 		fnval = -1;
 		goto _return;