diff --git a/src/cache.rs b/src/cache.rs
index 6a77b707e8271da5ec6398c7400e9b063c43e493..b2e753b4ce179e087fad6dbfa571fabf0987e929 100644
--- a/src/cache.rs
+++ b/src/cache.rs
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ pub struct Cache<'a> {
     pub context_user: UserInfo<'a>
 }
 
-impl Cache<'_> {
-    pub fn new<'a>() -> Cache<'a> {
+impl Cache {
+    pub fn new() -> Cache {
         let euid = unsafe {
             geteuid()
         };
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@ fn get_original_euid() -> uid_t {
 }
 
 lazy_static! {
-    static ref CACHE: Mutex<Cache<'static>> = Mutex::new(Cache::new());
+    static ref CACHE: Mutex<Cache> = Mutex::new(Cache::new());
 }
-pub fn get_cache() -> MutexGuard<'static, Cache<'static>> {
+pub fn get_cache() -> MutexGuard<'static, Cache> {
     CACHE.lock().unwrap()
 }
diff --git a/src/unix.rs b/src/unix.rs
index 86712179fe74893484f233d18ab72525eb0e06c0..d74e0e7076661ddabd647bee51b6263dcc46ec47 100644
--- a/src/unix.rs
+++ b/src/unix.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Copyright 2021 Dominik George <dominik.george@teckids.org>
-65;6203;1c * Copyright 2021 mirabilos <thorsten.glaser@teckids.org>
+ * Copyright 2021 mirabilos <thorsten.glaser@teckids.org>
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -20,33 +20,33 @@ use std::io;
 use std::mem::uninitialized;
 use std::ptr::null_mut;
 
-pub struct Passwd<'a> {
-    pub pw_name: &'a str,
-    pub pw_passwd: &'a str,
+pub struct Passwd {
+    pub pw_name: String,
+    pub pw_passwd: String,
     pub pw_uid: uid_t,
     pub pw_gid: gid_t,
-    pub pw_gecos: &'a str,
-    pub pw_dir: &'a str,
-    pub pw_shell: &'a str
+    pub pw_gecos: String,
+    pub pw_dir: String,
+    pub pw_shell: String
 }
 
 const MAX_BUFLEN: size_t = 1024 * 1024;
 
-fn getpwxx_fillpw<'a>(c_passwd: passwd) -> Passwd<'a> {
+fn getpwxx_fillpw(c_passwd: passwd) -> Passwd {
     unsafe {
         Passwd {
-            pw_name: CStr::from_ptr(c_passwd.pw_name).to_str().ok().unwrap(),
-            pw_passwd: CStr::from_ptr(c_passwd.pw_passwd).to_str().ok().unwrap(),
+            pw_name: CStr::from_ptr(c_passwd.pw_name).to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            pw_passwd: CStr::from_ptr(c_passwd.pw_passwd).to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
             pw_uid: c_passwd.pw_uid,
             pw_gid: c_passwd.pw_gid,
-            pw_gecos: CStr::from_ptr(c_passwd.pw_gecos).to_str().ok().unwrap(),
-            pw_dir: CStr::from_ptr(c_passwd.pw_dir).to_str().ok().unwrap(),
-            pw_shell: CStr::from_ptr(c_passwd.pw_shell).to_str().ok().unwrap(),
+            pw_gecos: CStr::from_ptr(c_passwd.pw_gecos).to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            pw_dir: CStr::from_ptr(c_passwd.pw_dir).to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
+            pw_shell: CStr::from_ptr(c_passwd.pw_shell).to_string_lossy().into_owned(),
         }
     }
 }
 
-pub fn getpwnam_safe<'a>(name: String) -> Result<Passwd<'a>, io::Error> {
+pub fn getpwnam_safe(name: String) -> Result<Passwd, io::Error> {
     let res: Passwd;
 
     unsafe {
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub fn getpwnam_safe<'a>(name: String) -> Result<Passwd<'a>, io::Error> {
     return Ok(res);
 }
 
-pub fn getpwuid_safe<'a>(uid: uid_t) -> Result<Passwd<'a>, io::Error> {
+pub fn getpwuid_safe(uid: uid_t) -> Result<Passwd, io::Error> {
     let res: Passwd;
 
     unsafe {