diff --git a/unix/mbpasswd.c b/unix/mbpasswd.c
index 0d324a64..50984325 100644
--- a/unix/mbpasswd.c
+++ b/unix/mbpasswd.c
@@ -849,12 +849,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
     pid_t		    ppid;
     char		    *parent;
-#if defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
+#if defined(__OpenBSD__)
 #define ARG_SIZE 60
     static char		    **s, buf[ARG_SIZE];
     size_t		    siz = 100;
     char		    **p;
     int			    mib[4];
+#elif defined(__NetBSD__)
+#define ARG_SIZE 60
+    static char             **s;
+    size_t                  siz = 100;
+    int                     mib[4];
 #else
     char                    temp[PATH_MAX];
     FILE		    *fp;
@@ -902,7 +907,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
      */
     ppid = getppid();
 
-#if defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__)
+#if defined(__OpenBSD__)
     /*
      * Systems that use sysctl to get process information
      */
@@ -925,8 +930,25 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	    strlcat(buf, " ", sizeof(buf));
 	strlcat(buf, *p, sizeof(buf));
     }
-    printf("%s\n", buf);
     parent = xstrcpy(buf);
+#elif defined(__NetBSD__)
+    /*
+     * Systems that use sysctl to get process information
+     */
+    mib[0] = CTL_KERN;
+    mib[1] = KERN_PROC_ARGS;
+    mib[2] = ppid;
+    mib[3] = KERN_PROC_ARGV;
+    if ((s = realloc(s, siz)) == NULL) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "mbpasswd: no memory\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    if (sysctl(mib, 4, s, &siz, NULL, 0) == -1) {
+        perror("");
+        fprintf(stderr, "mbpasswd: sysctl call failed\n");
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    parent = xstrcpy((char *)s);
 #else
     /*
      *  Systems with /proc filesystem like Linux, FreeBSD
@@ -944,7 +966,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 #endif
 
     if (strcmp((char *)"mbsetup", parent) && strcmp((char *)"-mbsebbs", parent) && strcmp((char *)"-mbnewusr", parent)) {
-	fprintf(stderr, "mbpasswd: illegal parent\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "mbpasswd: illegal parent \"%s\"\n", parent);
 	syslog(LOG_ERR, "mbpasswd: illegal parent \"%s\"", parent);
 	free(myname);
 	exit(E_FAILURE);
diff --git a/unix/mbuseradd.c b/unix/mbuseradd.c
index d1052fb8..2e6fb75b 100644
--- a/unix/mbuseradd.c
+++ b/unix/mbuseradd.c
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     /*
      * Systems that use sysctl to get process information
      */
-printf("using sysctl\n");
     mib[0] = CTL_KERN;
     mib[1] = KERN_PROC_ARGS;
     mib[2] = ppid;
@@ -253,28 +252,22 @@ printf("using sysctl\n");
 	fprintf(stderr, "mbuseradd: no memory\n");
 	exit(1);
     }
-printf("will call\n");
     if (sysctl(mib, 4, s, &siz, NULL, 0) == -1) {
 	perror("");
 	fprintf(stderr, "mbuseradd: sysctl call failed\n");
 	exit(1);
     }
-printf("done\n");
     buf[0] = '\0';
     for (p = s; *p != NULL; p++) {
 	if (p != s)
 	    strlcat(buf, " ", sizeof(buf));
 	strlcat(buf, *p, sizeof(buf));
     }
-	parent = xstrcpy((char *)s);
-printf("almost done\n");
     parent = xstrcpy(buf);
-printf("%s\n", parent);
 #elif defined(__NetBSD__)
     /*
      * Systems that use sysctl to get process information
      */
-printf("using sysctl\n");
     mib[0] = CTL_KERN;
     mib[1] = KERN_PROC_ARGS;
     mib[2] = ppid;
@@ -283,24 +276,12 @@ printf("using sysctl\n");
         fprintf(stderr, "mbuseradd: no memory\n");
         exit(1);
     }
-printf("will call\n");
     if (sysctl(mib, 4, s, &siz, NULL, 0) == -1) {
         perror("");
         fprintf(stderr, "mbuseradd: sysctl call failed\n");
         exit(1);
     }
-printf("done\n");
-//    buf[0] = '\0';
-printf("%s\n", (char *)s);
-//    for (p = s; *p != NULL; p++) {
-//      if (p != s)
-//          strlcat(buf, " ", sizeof(buf));
-//      strlcat(buf, *p, sizeof(buf));
- //   }
-        parent = xstrcpy((char *)s);
-printf("almost done\n");
-//    parent = xstrcpy(buf);
-printf("%s\n", parent);
+    parent = xstrcpy((char *)s);
 #else
     /*
      *  Systems with /proc filesystem like Linux, FreeBSD
@@ -316,7 +297,7 @@ printf("%s\n", parent);
 #endif
 
     if (strcmp((char *)"-mbnewusr", parent)) {
-	fprintf(stderr, "mbuseradd: illegal parent\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "mbuseradd: illegal parent \"%s\"\n", parent);
 	free(temp);
 	free(parent);
 	exit(1);