Locking User Accounts After Login Failures
by Geethalakshmi[ Edit ] 2009-12-15 19:49:06
Locking User Accounts After Login Failures
Under Linux you can use the faillog command to display faillog records or to set login failure limits. faillog formats the contents of the failure log from /var/log/faillog database / log file. It also can be used for maintains failure counters and limits. To see failed login attempts, enter:
faillog
To unlock an account after login failures, run:
faillog -r -u userName