Re: pam_tally

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On Wed, Apr 09, 2003 at 01:05:04PM -0600, GYR@xxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> What I need to do is have pam (or something else) lock out a user account
> after a number of specified failed  login attempts.

Are you absolutely positive you really need this?  Is your system
accessible from a non-trusted network?  By allowing the system to lock
out accounts, you're potentially setting yourself up for a massive
denial-of-service attack. 

-- 
Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA
mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx
Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program



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