diff --git a/src/confparser.c b/src/confparser.c
index 1b3d7ca..f23ba71 100644
--- a/src/confparser.c
+++ b/src/confparser.c
@@ -252,16 +252,16 @@ static int test_conf_syntax(void)
 			if (!strcmp(tmp + 1, "mysql")) {
 			     /* || !strcmp(tmp[1], "postgresql") */
 			     /* || !strcmp(tmp[1], "oracle") */
-				strcpy(conf.db.type, tmp + 1);
+				strncpy(conf.db.type, tmp + 1, sizeof(conf.db.type) - 1);
 				if (conf.db.port[0] == '\0')
-					strcpy(conf.db.port, "3306");
+					strncpy(conf.db.port, "3306", sizeof(conf.db.port) - 1);
 			} else {
 				ok = 0;
 				failed = 1;
 			}
 		} else if (!strcmp(buf, "db.hostname"))
 			/* Just save it, launch_rmps will check it */
-			strcpy(conf.db.hostname, tmp + 1);
+			strncpy(conf.db.hostname, tmp + 1, sizeof(conf.db.hostname) - 1);
 		else if (!strcmp(buf, "db.port")) {
 			i = strlen(tmp + 1);
 			if (i < 6) { /* max 5 digits for network port */
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static int test_conf_syntax(void)
 						"1234567890") == i) {
 					i = atoi(tmp + 1);
 					if (i > 0 && i < 65536) {
-						strcpy(conf.db.port, tmp + 1);
+						strncpy(conf.db.port, tmp + 1, sizeof(conf.db.port) - 1);
 						continue;
 					}
 				}
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static int test_conf_syntax(void)
 			ok = 0;
 			failed = 1;
 		} else if (!strcmp(buf, "db.pass"))
-			strcpy(conf.db.pass, tmp + 1);
+			strncpy(conf.db.pass, tmp + 1, sizeof(conf.db.pass) - 1);
 		else if (!strcmp(buf, "rmps.agent_ip")) {
 			/* TODO */
 		} else if (!strcmp(buf, "rmps.agent_port")) {
@@ -287,8 +287,8 @@ static int test_conf_syntax(void)
 						"1234567890") == i) {
 					i = atoi(tmp + 1);
 					if (i > 0 && i < 65536) {
-						strcpy(conf.rmps.agent_port,
-							tmp + 1);
+						strncpy(conf.rmps.agent_port,
+							tmp + 1, sizeof(conf.rmps.agent_port) - 1);
 						continue;
 					}
 				}
@@ -304,8 +304,8 @@ static int test_conf_syntax(void)
 						"1234567890") == i) {
 					i = atoi(tmp + 1);
 					if (i > 0 && i < 65536) {
-						strcpy(conf.rmps.client_port,
-							tmp + 1);
+						strncpy(conf.rmps.client_port,
+							tmp + 1, sizeof(conf.rmps.client_port) - 1);
 						continue;
 					}
 				}
@@ -313,11 +313,11 @@ static int test_conf_syntax(void)
 			ok = 0;
 			failed = 1;
 		} else if (!strcmp(buf, "rmps.logfile")) {
-			strcpy(conf.rmps.logfile, tmp + 1);
+			strncpy(conf.rmps.logfile, tmp + 1, sizeof(conf.rmps.logfile) - 1);
 			if (fopen_and_mkdir(conf.rmps.logfile) != 0)
 				failed = 1;
 		} else if (!strcmp(buf, "rmps.errlog")) {
-			strcpy(conf.rmps.errlog, tmp + 1);
+			strncpy(conf.rmps.errlog, tmp + 1, sizeof(conf.rmps.errlog) - 1);
 			if (fopen_and_mkdir(conf.rmps.errlog) != 0)
 				failed = 1;
 		} else if (!strcmp(buf, "rmps.pidfile")) {