Hi, Here's what written in /etc/pam.d/system-auth auth required /lib/security/pam_env.so auth sufficient /lib/security/pam_unix.so likeauth nullok auth required /lib/security/pam_deny.so so..change it to look like?? auth required /lib/security/pam_env.so retry=5 ????Is that it?? Cheers, Mun Heng, Ow H/M Engineering Western Digital M'sia DID : 03-7870 5168 -----Original Message----- From: John Haxby [mailto:jch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 10:06 PM To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Increasing the number of sequential failed logins 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 -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
