Index: modules/user.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/user.module,v
retrieving revision 1.506
diff -u -r1.506 user.module
--- modules/user.module	7 Sep 2005 20:56:00 -0000	1.506
+++ modules/user.module	8 Sep 2005 17:39:55 -0000
@@ -1363,7 +1363,8 @@
 
   // If picture support is enabled, check whether the picture directory exists:
   if (variable_get('user_pictures', 0)) {
-    file_check_directory(file_create_path(variable_get('user_picture_path', 'pictures')), 1, 'user_picture_path');
+    $picture_path = file_create_path(variable_get('user_picture_path', 'pictures'));
+    file_check_directory($picture_path, 1, 'user_picture_path');
   }
 
   $group  = form_radios(t('Picture support'), 'user_pictures', variable_get('user_pictures', 0), array(t('Disabled'), t('Enabled')), t('Enable picture support.'));