diff --git a/src/etc/security b/src/etc/security
index 5bf77f94..4bbe8973 100644
--- a/src/etc/security
+++ b/src/etc/security
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-#	$OpenBSD: security,v 1.33 1999/11/22 15:48:07 millert Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: security,v 1.34 2000/02/29 20:36:25 aaron Exp $
 #	from: @(#)security	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/9/93
 #
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ awk -F: '{
 		if (system("test -s /etc/skeykeys && grep -q \"^"$1" \" /etc/skeykeys") == 0)
 			printf("Login %s is off but still has a valid shell and an entry in /etc/skeykeys.\n", $1);
 		if (system("test -d "$9" -a ! -r "$9"") == 0)
-			printf("Login %s if off but still has valid shell and home directory is unreadable\n\t by root; cannot check for existance of alternate access files.\n", $1);
+			printf("Login %s if off but still has valid shell and home directory is unreadable\n\t by root; cannot check for existence of alternate access files.\n", $1);
 		else if (system("for file in .ssh .rhosts .shosts .klogin; do if test -e "$9"/$file; then if ((ls -ld "$9"/$file | cut -b 2-10 | grep -q r) && (test ! -O "$9"/$file)) ; then exit 1; fi; fi; done"))
 			 printf("Login %s is off but still has a valid shell and alternate access files in\n\t home directory are still readable.\n",$1);
 	}