pam_unix(8) requires root priveleges to access master.passwd(5), so try authenticating via setuid helper first. --- etc/pam.d/hikari-unlocker.FreeBSD.orig 2020-03-05 21:52:17 UTC +++ etc/pam.d/hikari-unlocker.FreeBSD @@ -1 +1 @@ -auth include passwd +auth include unix-selfauth