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HelpMe2877 12-03-2008 10:33 AM
Set account lockout without using pam
 
Is there any way to set failed login attempts to lock the user without going through /etc/pam.d/*?

TB0ne 12-03-2008 11:33 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by HelpMe2877 (Post 3363122)
Is there any way to set failed login attempts to lock the user without going through /etc/pam.d/*?
Yes...check the man page for passwd, I believe it's the "-l" option.

HelpMe2877 12-03-2008 01:50 PM
and i can set the account to lock itself after say 3 or 5 failed login attempts using passwd?

hasanatizaz 12-03-2008 02:01 PM
i think only pam can do this.

HelpMe2877 12-03-2008 03:05 PM
ok, thanks for the advice. i'll try to do a little more searching on the subject and if i find anything that might be useful i'll be sure to post it


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