diff --git a/lynis b/lynis
index 4a58e454..b1035b34 100755
--- a/lynis
+++ b/lynis
@@ -107,9 +107,11 @@ Make sure to execute ${PROGRAM_NAME} from untarred directory or check your insta
     MYID=""
     # Check user to determine file permissions later on. If we encounter Solaris, use related id binary instead
     if [ -x /usr/xpg4/bin/id ]; then
-        MYID=`/usr/xpg4/bin/id -u 2> /dev/null`
-      else
-        MYID=`id -u 2> /dev/null`
+        MYID=$(/usr/xpg4/bin/id -u 2> /dev/null)
+    elif [ `uname` = "SunOS" ]; then
+        MYID=$(id | tr '=' ' ' | tr '(' ' ' | awk '{ print $2 }' 2> /dev/null)
+    else
+        MYID=$(id -u 2> /dev/null)
     fi
     if [ "${MYID}" = "" ]; then Display "Could not find user ID with id command. Want to help improving Lynis? Raise a ticket at ${PROGRAM_SOURCE}"; ExitFatal; fi
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