diff --git a/multimedia/lms/Makefile b/multimedia/lms/Makefile
index c096bc691661..18fae6129c5b 100644
--- a/multimedia/lms/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/lms/Makefile
@@ -1,43 +1,47 @@
 PORTNAME=	lms
 DISTVERSION=	3.28.0
 MASTER_SITES=	https://github.com/epoupon/lms/archive/refs/tags/v${DISTVERSION}${EXTRACT_SUFX}?dummy=/
 CATEGORIES=	multimedia
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Lightweight Music Server
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	googletest>0:devel/googletest \
 		${LOCALBASE}/include/stb/stb_image.h:devel/stb
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libavformat.so:multimedia/ffmpeg \
 		libboost_system.so:devel/boost-libs \
 		libconfig++.so:devel/libconfig \
 		libGraphicsMagick.so:graphics/GraphicsMagick \
 		libtag.so:audio/taglib \
 		libwthttp.so:www/wt
 RUN_DEPENDS=	ffmpeg:multimedia/ffmpeg
 
 USES=		cmake compiler:c++17-lang cpe pkgconfig
 
 USER=		nobody
 GROUP=		nobody
 SUB_LIST=	USER=${USER}
 USE_RC_SUBR=	${PORTNAME}
 
 PLIST_SUB=	USER="${USER}" GROUP="${GROUP}"
 
 post-patch:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|"/etc/lms.conf"|"${PREFIX}/etc/lms.conf"|' \
 		${WRKSRC}/src/lms/main.cpp \
 		${WRKSRC}/src/tools/cover/LmsCover.cpp \
 		${WRKSRC}/src/tools/recommendation/LmsRecommendation.cpp
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's|"/usr/|"${PREFIX}/|; s|"/var/lms/"|"/var/db/lms/"|' \
 		${WRKSRC}/conf/lms.conf
 
 post-install:
+	# link sample
 	${RLN} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/lms.conf ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/lms.conf.sample
+	# create the DB directory
 	${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}/var/db/lms
+	# install the PAM config file # PAM breaks, see https://github.com/epoupon/lms/issues/210
+	${RLN} ${STAGEDIR}${DATADIR}/${PORTNAME} ${STAGEDIR}${PREFIX}/etc/pam.d/${PORTNAME}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/multimedia/lms/pkg-plist b/multimedia/lms/pkg-plist
index ecb4706c23f5..b8cc024e0669 100644
--- a/multimedia/lms/pkg-plist
+++ b/multimedia/lms/pkg-plist
@@ -1,62 +1,63 @@
 bin/lms
 bin/lms-metadata
 bin/lms-recommendation
 lib/liblmsauth.so
 lib/liblmsav.so
 lib/liblmsdatabase.so
 lib/liblmsimage.so
 lib/liblmsmetadata.so
 lib/liblmsrecommendation.so
 lib/liblmsscanner.so
 lib/liblmsscrobbling.so
 lib/liblmsservice-cover.so
 lib/liblmssom.so
 lib/liblmssubsonic.so
 lib/liblmsutils.so
 @sample etc/lms.conf.sample
+etc/pam.d/lms
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/admin-database.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/admin-initwizard.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/admin-scannercontroller.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/admin-user.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/admin-users.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/artist.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/artists.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/error.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/explore.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/images/unknown-artist.jpg
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/images/unknown-cover.jpg
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/login.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/mediaplayer.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/messages.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/messages_fr.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/messages_it.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/messages_zh.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/playqueue.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/%%CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE%%s.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/search.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/settings.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/templates.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/approot/tracks.xml
 %%DATADIR%%/default.service
 %%DATADIR%%/docroot/css/S6u8w4BMUTPHjxsAUi-qJCY.woff2
 %%DATADIR%%/docroot/css/S6u8w4BMUTPHjxsAXC-q.woff2
 %%DATADIR%%/docroot/css/S6u9w4BMUTPHh6UVSwaPGR_p.woff2
 %%DATADIR%%/docroot/css/S6u9w4BMUTPHh6UVSwiPGQ.woff2
 %%DATADIR%%/docroot/css/S6uyw4BMUTPHjx4wXg.woff2
 %%DATADIR%%/docroot/css/S6uyw4BMUTPHjxAwXjeu.woff2
 %%DATADIR%%/docroot/css/bootstrap-darkly.min.css
 %%DATADIR%%/docroot/css/bootstrap-flatly.min.css
 %%DATADIR%%/docroot/css/fonts.css
 %%DATADIR%%/docroot/css/lms-darkly.css
 %%DATADIR%%/docroot/css/lms-flatly.css
 %%DATADIR%%/docroot/css/lms.css
 %%DATADIR%%/docroot/js/bootstrap-notify.js
 %%DATADIR%%/docroot/js/bootstrap.min.js
 %%DATADIR%%/docroot/js/jquery-1.10.2.min.js
 %%DATADIR%%/docroot/js/mediaplayer.js
 %%DATADIR%%/lms
 %%DATADIR%%/lms.conf
 @owner %%USER%%
 @group %%GROUP%%
 @dir /var/db/lms