diff -r 854b4e5a009f tools/python/xen/xend/XendAuthSessions.py
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendAuthSessions.py	Tue Feb 05 16:42:18 2008 -0700
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendAuthSessions.py	Fri Feb 22 17:24:01 2008 -0700
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class XendAuthSessions:
             # if PAM doesn't exist, let's ignore it
             return False
         
-        pam_auth.start("login")
+        pam_auth.start("xen-api")
         pam_auth.set_item(PAM.PAM_USER, username)
 
         def _pam_conv(auth, query_list, user_data = None):