case NSLCD_ACTION_SERVICE_ALL:      (void)nssov_service_all(ni,fp,op); break;
     case NSLCD_ACTION_SHADOW_BYNAME:    if (uid==0) (void)nssov_shadow_byname(ni,fp,op); break;
     case NSLCD_ACTION_SHADOW_ALL:       if (uid==0) (void)nssov_shadow_all(ni,fp,op); break;
-       case NSLCD_ACTION_PAM_AUTHC:            (void)pam_authc(ni,fp,op); break;
+       case NSLCD_ACTION_PAM_AUTHC:            (void)pam_authc(ni,fp,op,uid); break;
        case NSLCD_ACTION_PAM_AUTHZ:            (void)pam_authz(ni,fp,op); break;
        case NSLCD_ACTION_PAM_SESS_O:           if (uid==0) (void)pam_sess_o(ni,fp,op); break;
        case NSLCD_ACTION_PAM_SESS_C:           if (uid==0) (void)pam_sess_c(ni,fp,op); break;
-       case NSLCD_ACTION_PAM_PWMOD:            (void)pam_pwmod(ni,fp,op); break;
+       case NSLCD_ACTION_PAM_PWMOD:            (void)pam_pwmod(ni,fp,op,uid); break;
        case NSLCD_ACTION_CONFIG_GET:                   (void)nssov_config(ni,fp,op); break;
     default:
       Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,"nssov: invalid request id: %d",(int)action,0,0);
 
 int nssov_service_all(nssov_info *ni,TFILE *fp,Operation *op);
 int nssov_shadow_byname(nssov_info *ni,TFILE *fp,Operation *op);
 int nssov_shadow_all(nssov_info *ni,TFILE *fp,Operation *op);
-int pam_authc(nssov_info *ni,TFILE *fp,Operation *op);
+int pam_authc(nssov_info *ni,TFILE *fp,Operation *op,uid_t calleruid);
 int pam_authz(nssov_info *ni,TFILE *fp,Operation *op);
 int pam_sess_o(nssov_info *ni,TFILE *fp,Operation *op);
 int pam_sess_c(nssov_info *ni,TFILE *fp,Operation *op);
-int pam_pwmod(nssov_info *ni,TFILE *fp,Operation *op);
+int pam_pwmod(nssov_info *ni,TFILE *fp,Operation *op,uid_t calleruid);
 
 /* config initialization */
 #define NSSOV_INIT(db) \
 
        return rc;
 }
 
-int pam_authc(nssov_info *ni,TFILE *fp,Operation *op)
+int pam_authc(nssov_info *ni,TFILE *fp,Operation *op,uid_t calleruid)
 {
        int32_t tmpint32;
        int rc;
                        pi.authz = NSLCD_PAM_PERM_DENIED;
                        rc = NSLCD_PAM_PERM_DENIED;
                        goto finish;
+               } else if (calleruid != 0) {
+                       Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE,"nssov_pam_authc(prelim check): %s\n",
+                               "caller is not root", 0, 0);
+                       ber_str2bv("only root may do that", 0, 0, &pi.msg);
+                       pi.authz = NSLCD_PAM_PERM_DENIED;
+                       rc = NSLCD_PAM_PERM_DENIED;
+                       goto finish;
                } else {
                        /* use pwdmgr dn */
                        ber_str2bv(ni->ni_pam_pwdmgr_dn.bv_val, 0, 0, &pi.dn);
        return pam_sess(ni,fp,op,NSLCD_ACTION_PAM_SESS_C);
 }
 
-int pam_pwmod(nssov_info *ni,TFILE *fp,Operation *op)
+int pam_pwmod(nssov_info *ni,TFILE *fp,Operation *op,uid_t calleruid)
 {
        struct berval npw;
        int32_t tmpint32;
                rc = NSLCD_PAM_PERM_DENIED;
                goto done;
        } else if (!ber_bvcmp(&pi.dn, &ni->ni_pam_pwdmgr_dn)) {
+               if (calleruid != 0) {
+                       Debug(LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE,"nssov_pam_pwmod(): %s\n",
+                               "caller is not root", 0, 0);
+                       ber_str2bv("only root may do that", 0, 0, &pi.msg);
+                       rc = NSLCD_PAM_PERM_DENIED;
+                       goto done;
+               }
                /* root user requesting pwmod, convert uid to dn */
                pi.ispwdmgr = 1;
                rc = pam_uid2dn(ni, op, &pi);