diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/auth.c b/src/netif/ppp/auth.c
index 5ec3f75d..08410fd0 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/auth.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/auth.c
@@ -1388,6 +1388,8 @@ check_passwd(unit, auser, userlen, apasswd, passwdlen, msg)
     int passwdlen;
     char **msg;
 {
+  return UPAP_AUTHNAK;
+#if 0
     int ret;
     char *filename;
     FILE *f;
@@ -1498,6 +1500,7 @@ check_passwd(unit, auser, userlen, apasswd, passwdlen, msg)
     BZERO(secret, sizeof(secret));
 
     return ret;
+#endif
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/netif/ppp/session.c b/src/netif/ppp/session.c
index 29c56f2e..aa4d746a 100644
--- a/src/netif/ppp/session.c
+++ b/src/netif/ppp/session.c
@@ -347,12 +347,14 @@ session_start(flags, user, passwd, ttyName, msg)
 
 #endif /* #ifdef HAS_SHADOW */
 
+#if 0
 	/*
 	 * If no passwd, don't let them login if we're authenticating.
 	 */
         if (pw->pw_passwd == NULL || strlen(pw->pw_passwd) < 2
             || strcmp(crypt(passwd, pw->pw_passwd), pw->pw_passwd) != 0)
             return SESSION_FAILED;
+#endif
     }
 
 #endif /* #ifdef USE_PAM */