diff --git a/pywbem-20131121-local_root_auth.patch b/pywbem-20131121-local_root_auth.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce80f39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pywbem-20131121-local_root_auth.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+Index: pywbem-20131121/cim_http.py
+===================================================================
+--- pywbem-20131121.orig/cim_http.py
++++ pywbem-20131121/cim_http.py
+@@ -42,6 +42,33 @@ class AuthError(Error):
+     """This exception is raised when an authentication error (401) occurs."""
+     pass
+ 
++try:
++    import pwd
++    def get_user_name(uid=None):
++        """Return user name for given uid.
++        :param int uid: User id of user whose name is desired.
++            If not given, current user will be assumed.
++        """
++        try:
++            if uid is None:
++                uid = os.getuid()
++            return pwd.getpwuid(uid).pw_name
++        except KeyError:
++            pass
++except ImportError:     # pwd is available only on *nix
++    def get_user_name(uid=None):
++        """
++        Return user name of current user.
++        :param int uid: Optional argument. Note that uid may be equal only
++            to current user's id, otherwise an exception will be raised.
++        """
++        if uid is not None and uid != os.getuid():
++            raise ValueError("Can not get user name for other user.")
++        try:
++            return getpass.getuser()
++        except KeyError:
++            pass
++
+ def parse_url(url):
+     """Return a tuple of (host, port, ssl) from the URL parameter.
+     The returned port defaults to 5988 if not specified.  SSL supports
+@@ -226,10 +253,7 @@ def wbem_request(url, data, creds, heade
+         local = True
+     if local:
+         uid = os.getuid()
+-        try:
+-            locallogin = getpass.getuser()
+-        except KeyError:
+-            locallogin = None
++        locallogin = get_user_name(uid)
+     while numTries < tryLimit:
+         numTries = numTries + 1
+ 
diff --git a/pywbem.spec b/pywbem.spec
index b9de240..4683d0b 100644
--- a/pywbem.spec
+++ b/pywbem.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 Name:           pywbem 
 Version:        0.7.0
-Release:        24.%{revdate}svn%{svnrev}%{?dist}
+Release:        25.%{revdate}svn%{svnrev}%{?dist}
 Summary:        Python WBEM Client and Provider Interface
 Group:          Development/Libraries
 License:        LGPLv2
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Requires:       m2crypto
 Patch0:         pywbem-20130411-mof_compiler-import.patch
 Patch1:         pywbem-20131121-ssl_verify_host.patch
 Patch2:         pywbem-20131121-utf_encoding.patch
+Patch3:         pywbem-20131121-local_root_auth.patch
 
 %description
 A Python library for making CIM (Common Information Model) operations over HTTP 
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ twisted.protocols.http.HTTPClient base class.
 %patch0 -p1 -b .mofcomp-imports
 %patch1 -p1 -b .ssl_verify_host
 %patch2 -p1 -b .utf_encoding
+%patch3 -p1 -b .local_root_auth
 
 %build
 # dirty workaround to fix the mof_compiler.py module path
@@ -86,6 +88,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %{python_sitelib}/pywbem/twisted_client.py*
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 24 2014 Michal Minar <miminar@redhat.com> 0.7.0-25.20131121svn656
+- Fixed local authentication under root.
+
 * Thu Jan 23 2014 Michal Minar <miminar@redhat.com> 0.7.0-24.20131121svn656
 - Added support for non-ascii strings.