Re: unix account lock out ??

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> Hi..my friend told me that if we try wrong password
> for a unix/linux account for 3 times, the account will
> be locked.  Is there such a thing? If yes, may I know
> where to configure it? Why mine doesn't work that way?
>
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Hello,

take a look at PAM and the tally Module. With pam_tally.so you can
restrict failed login attempts on your server.

greetings

Frank




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