That's very strange, because I am the lucky winner of a fourth try (when I specify deny=3)! I'll do some more testing - I may be missing something obvious. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill Tangren Sent: 09 August 2007 13:56 To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: ftp/sftp user account lockout threshold Johan Booysen wrote: > I've finally gotten round to implementing the pam_tally module. It > does seem to do the trick, but I've noticed that using the following > line actually allows for 4 logon attempts: > > account required /lib/security/$ISA/pam_tally.so deny=3 no_magic_root > reset > > Is that how it's supposed to work? > > Thanks! > > Johan No. This means three failed login attempts, and you're locked out. You don't get a fourth try. I just tested it. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
