RE: ftp/sftp user account lockout threshold

["Johan Booysen" <johan matrix-data co uk>]

I've tested it again.

With "deny=2" I can do two failed logons, but if the third attempt is
correct then I log in and the faillog entry is removed.  Which in effect
gives me three logon attempts.

Well, never mind - it does what I want it to do, so everyone's happy.

Thanks very much to Bill for the advise!

Johan 

-----Original Message-----
From: redhat-list-bounces redhat com
[mailto:redhat-list-bounces redhat com] 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.

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