For developers. I had the same error, also until i installed libpam-smbpass.
I don't use samba/cifs.
For the record, here is the error: Apr 14 19:42:24 shinehard sudo: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_smbpass.so) Apr 14 19:42:25 shinehard sudo: PAM [error: /lib/security/pam_smbpass.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory] Apr 14 19:42:25 shinehard sudo: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_smbpass.so Apr 14 19:42:28 shinehard sudo: linshine : TTY=pts/8 ; PWD=/home/linshine ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/su Apr 14 19:42:28 shinehard sudo: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by linshine(uid=0) Apr 14 19:42:29 shinehard sudo: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root Apr 14 19:42:29 shinehard su[9996]: PAM unable to dlopen(/lib/security/pam_smbpass.so) Apr 14 19:42:29 shinehard su[9996]: PAM [error: /lib/security/pam_smbpass.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory] Apr 14 19:42:29 shinehard su[9996]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/pam_smbpass.so Apr 14 19:42:29 shinehard su[9996]: Successful su for root by root Apr 14 19:42:30 shinehard su[9472]: + pts/8 root:root
For developers. I had the same error, also until i installed libpam-smbpass.
I don't use samba/cifs.
For the record, here is the error: /lib/security/ pam_smbpass. so) pam_smbpass. so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory] pam_smbpass. so sudo:session) : session opened for user root by linshine(uid=0) sudo:session) : session closed for user root /lib/security/ pam_smbpass. so) pam_smbpass. so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory] pam_smbpass. so
Apr 14 19:42:24 shinehard sudo: PAM unable to dlopen(
Apr 14 19:42:25 shinehard sudo: PAM [error: /lib/security/
Apr 14 19:42:25 shinehard sudo: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/
Apr 14 19:42:28 shinehard sudo: linshine : TTY=pts/8 ; PWD=/home/linshine ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/su
Apr 14 19:42:28 shinehard sudo: pam_unix(
Apr 14 19:42:29 shinehard sudo: pam_unix(
Apr 14 19:42:29 shinehard su[9996]: PAM unable to dlopen(
Apr 14 19:42:29 shinehard su[9996]: PAM [error: /lib/security/
Apr 14 19:42:29 shinehard su[9996]: PAM adding faulty module: /lib/security/
Apr 14 19:42:29 shinehard su[9996]: Successful su for root by root
Apr 14 19:42:30 shinehard su[9472]: + pts/8 root:root