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Old 05-03-2011, 12:44 PM   #1
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Limit the number of logins for a user to only one.


I ran into a user today that indicated that their company only allows them to log in through a terminal session once (no multiple logins). On second try their login window terminates. They are using putty.

Is this being accomplished through PAM or sshd ( or some other method)?

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Old 05-03-2011, 01:31 PM   #2
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Have a look at /etc/security/limits.conf

This file is used to restrict maximum concurrent logins that is allowed to a user.
 
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