On Sat, Sep 08, 2001 at 12:43:05PM -0700, Nathan Johanson wrote: > I've been researching the pam_tally module and still > can't figure out if it's > capable of everything I'd like it to do. > > Can pam_tally be configured to lock an account for a > "specified time" once > the deny count is reached? For example, if a user > inadvertently reaches their > tally limit, I'd like to set the account to > automatically unlock after a half > hour. If this is possible, can someone give me an > example of the syntax? Also, I cannot understand all of original author's thought. I suspected source code of pam_tally. lock_time field may be intended for something like your thought. But, this implementation is not complete, I think. > > Also, I'm still a little unclear on the "per user" > option. When using this > option, where or how do I set the deny count for each > user? The documentation > seems to imply that this number resides in the > faillog, but this file is > binary and doesn't appear modifiable (w/out the use of > the pam_tally > application). also, pam_tally application is not complete. > > I've done a number of searches and combed whatever I > could find, but a solid > answer still alludes me. Thanks in advance. > > Sincerely, > Nathan Johanson > johansonweb@yahoo.com > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger > http://im.yahoo.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pam-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list -- ----------------- Junyoung Heo (ÇãÁØ¿µ)
