Re: Increasing the number of sequential failed logins

[John Haxby <jch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Moussavi, Keyvan wrote:

>     I changed the line:
>
>     "password    required      /lib/security/$ISA/pam_cracklib.so
>     retry=3 type="
>
>     to:
>
>     "password    required      /lib/security/$ISA/pam_cracklib.so
>     retry=5 type="
>
>     but I am still restricted to three logins.
That's because you should be changing a module on the "auth" lines.   
The "password" modules are for when you are changing your password, 
"auth" is for authentication during login, "account" is for deciding 
whether you should be let in once your identity is known.

jch


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