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Old 06-24-2010, 05:58 PM   #1
nstarz
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Lock after invalid login attempts, session lock, minimum password length


Hello all,

If anyone has time, I have a few questions:

How do I do the following in Linux. We are using Red Hat and Oracle Enterprise Linux, which is based on Red Hat too.

1. How to lock the account after a few (like 3) invalid password attempts?

2. How do you lock a screen after 30 minutes of inactivity?

3. How do you require a minimum password length when changing passwords or creating a new account?

Thanks in advance for any help.
 
Old 06-24-2010, 06:36 PM   #2
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1. pam_tally / pam_tally2
2. vlock ( terminals )
3. /etc/login.defs - PASS_MIN_LEN

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