see pam_tally, it uses faillog. Tom On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Carlos Munoz wrote: > Hi Alan, > > I've been investigating the same issue. Unfortunately, I don't > think the current PAM implementation supports this feature. > What I need is the faillog facility available to PAM. > > Therefore, what I'm currently doing is removing faillog from > the login sources and making it into a shared library. A custom > PAM module will then use faillog to disable accounts if needed > (see info faillog). > > If anyone has a better solution, please let me know. > > > Carlos > > Alan Womack wrote: > > > attempts before you disconnect a user's connection? > > > > I want to drop the line (sshd in my case) after 3 failed attempts, but I have been unable to determine the .conf file to alter or the argument for a pam module to use. > > > > Thanks > > Alan > > > > > > Epson Inkjet Printer FAQ: http://welcome.to/epson-inkjet > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Pam-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pam-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list > -- _______________________________________________________________________ Tom Ryan Voice: 856-225-6361 Consulting System Administrator Fax: 856-969-7900 Rutgers School of Law - Camden
