i am using pam_auth (http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~ccunning/pam_auth.html) to verify username/password. if i enter an incorrect username i get "check pass/user unknown" error. if i enter correct username and correct or incorrect password (doesn't matter) i get "password not found" error. i have created the /etc/pam.d/php file, and followed all direction on the page referenced above (atleast i think i have).....i'm at a loss. after i added /etc/pam.d/php file i added this line of code: auth required /lib/security/pam_warn.so then i also got this as part of the error: user: (uid=99) -> rebecca [remote: ?nobody@?nowhere] has anyone tried to use pam_auth and had a similar problem? thanks.