Index: trunk/kernel/frontaction.php
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diff -u -r1278 -r1381
--- trunk/kernel/frontaction.php	(.../frontaction.php)	(revision 1278)
+++ trunk/kernel/frontaction.php	(.../frontaction.php)	(revision 1381)
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
      case "m_register":
 	$_POST=inp_escape($_POST);
          $MissingCount = SetMissingDataErrors("m_register");
-
+        
          if(!$objConfig->Get("User_Password_Auto"))
          {   
            if(($_POST["password"] != $_POST["passwordverify"]) || !strlen($_POST["passwordverify"]))
@@ -373,18 +373,28 @@
 	             $FormError["m_register"]["password"] = language("lu_ferror_pswd_tooshort");         	
 	         }           
          }
-                  
-         $u = $objUsers->GetItemByField("Login",$_POST["username"]);
          
-         if(is_object($u))
+         if(($_POST["username"]=="root"))
          {
-             if($u->Get("Login")==$_POST["username"])
-             {
-                 $MissingCount++;
-                 $FormError["m_register"]["username"] = language("lu_user_exists");
-             }
+         	$MissingCount++;
+	        $FormError["m_register"]["username"] = language("lu_user_exists");         	
          }
+         else
+         {
+                  
+         	$u = $objUsers->GetItemByField("Login",$_POST["username"]);         
+         	if(is_object($u))
+         	{
+            	 if($u->Get("Login")==$_POST["username"])
+	             {
+	                 $MissingCount++;
+	                 $FormError["m_register"]["username"] = language("lu_user_exists");
+	             }
+	         }
+         }
          
+         
+         
          if (strlen($_POST['username']) < $objConfig->Get("Min_UserName"))
          {
          	 $MissingCount++;