User IDs

DarReNz · 08-16-2006, 12:59 AM

Hi all,

I want to know if i apply RETRIES=3 in /etc/default/login which will affect all user ids, how do i customize so that specific user ids like root will not be affected by this ? This is for Solaris 6. Thanks

jlliagre · 08-16-2006, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by DarReNz

Hi all,

I want to know if i apply RETRIES=3 in /etc/default/login which will affect all user ids, how do i customize so that specific user ids like root will not be affected by this ? This is for Solaris 6. Thanks

Solaris 6 ?? There is no such thing (Solaris versions jumped from 2.6 to 7).

If you are using Solaris 10, then this is doable:
http://blogs.sun.com/roller/page/gbr..._lockout_three

Windowns · 08-16-2006, 02:26 AM

Yeah, if you are running an older version of solaris, then it's always better to upgrade.

DarReNz · 08-16-2006, 04:15 AM

I just wanted to make sure whether this parameter RETRIES=3 affects all user including root and is there any way around it if it is not on Solaris 10 ?

jlliagre · 08-16-2006, 06:13 AM

I believe it affects root too, there is no workaround I'm aware of besides using Solaris 10 and up.