/etc/login.defs
 

hi guys,

i know that in this file, i can define :

pass max days
pass min days
pass min length
pass warn age

how or where can I define :

number of invalid attempt before locked out an account

Assuming you're using PAM, read this:

http://www.puschitz.com/SecuringLinu...yLoginFailures

I haven't tried it myself. So I don't know if it works or not... at the very least, it might give you some ideas for future searches on Google.