Index: pwcheck/pwcheck_getpwnam.c
--- pwcheck/pwcheck_getpwnam.c.orig
+++ pwcheck/pwcheck_getpwnam.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ char *password;
     char* crpt_passwd;
     struct passwd *pwd;
 
-    pwd = getpwnam(userid);
+    pwd = getpwnam_shadow(userid);
     if (!pwd) {
 	r = "Userid not found";
     }