[NTLUG:Discuss] OT UNIX question

Chris Cox cjcox at acm.org
Tue Feb 3 11:42:24 CST 2004


fredjame wrote:
> What is the normal way to lock accounts after x number of failed login 
> attempts?
> 

The normal way is that it is simply not done.

There is no built-in way to do this.  Building your own facility
might be somewhat difficult as you have to retrieve the fail
count across attempts.... I'm certain it's doable with a bit
of PAM.





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