3 files changed, 9 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/source3/pam_smbpass/pam_smb_acct.c b/source3/pam_smbpass/pam_smb_acct.c
index 8d5882bc931..cf53e04d7e7 100644
--- a/source3/pam_smbpass/pam_smb_acct.c
+++ b/source3/pam_smbpass/pam_smb_acct.c
@@ -79,10 +79,13 @@ int pam_sm_acct_mgmt( pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags,
     }
 
     /* Get the user's record. */
-    pdb_init_sam(&sampass);
-    pdb_getsampwnam(sampass, name );
 
-    if (!sampass) {
+    if ( (sampass = samu_new( NULL )) != NULL ) {
+    	pdb_getsampwnam(sampass, name );
+    } 
+
+    /* check for lookup failure */
+    if ( !sampass || !strlen(pdb_get_username(sampass)) ) {
         CatchSignal(SIGPIPE, SIGNAL_CAST oldsig_handler);
         return PAM_USER_UNKNOWN;
     }
diff --git a/source3/pam_smbpass/pam_smb_auth.c b/source3/pam_smbpass/pam_smb_auth.c
index 3de752cd30e..f7980e2bb23 100644
--- a/source3/pam_smbpass/pam_smb_auth.c
+++ b/source3/pam_smbpass/pam_smb_auth.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ int pam_sm_authenticate(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags,
         AUTH_RETURN;
     }
 
-    pdb_init_sam(&sampass);
+    sampass = samu_new( NULL );
     
     found = pdb_getsampwnam( sampass, name );
 
diff --git a/source3/pam_smbpass/pam_smb_passwd.c b/source3/pam_smbpass/pam_smb_passwd.c
index f0a94bd49cb..8eca1d6aa97 100644
--- a/source3/pam_smbpass/pam_smb_passwd.c
+++ b/source3/pam_smbpass/pam_smb_passwd.c
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ int pam_sm_chauthtok(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags,
     char *pass_old;
     char *pass_new;
 
-    NTSTATUS nt_status;
-
     /* Samba initialization. */
     setup_logging( "pam_smbpass", False );
     in_client = True;
@@ -137,9 +135,9 @@ int pam_sm_chauthtok(pam_handle_t *pamh, int flags,
     }
 
     /* obtain user record */
-    if (!NT_STATUS_IS_OK(nt_status = pdb_init_sam(&sampass))) {
+    if ( !(sampass = samu_new( NULL )) ) {
         CatchSignal(SIGPIPE, SIGNAL_CAST oldsig_handler);
-        return nt_status_to_pam(nt_status);
+        return nt_status_to_pam(NT_STATUS_NO_MEMORY);
     }
 
     if (!pdb_getsampwnam(sampass,user)) {