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Old 05-22-2012, 02:44 AM   #1
kulshreshtha007
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Exclamation how to lock user after 3 attempt


Hi I am using the RHEL5. I want user lock after 3 consecutive attempt of wrong password. I have made the entry in /etc/pam.d/system-auth is

auth required pam_tally.so onerr=fail deny=3
auth required pam_tally.so reset

But this is not working. can anybody help me to solve this issue.
 
Old 05-22-2012, 06:43 AM   #2
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This might help:
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/rhel-c...led-login.html
 
  


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