Read the man page on 'faillog', it has the information you want. Th -m option sets the limits on failed logins.<br><br> <p>Michael Regan<br><a href=mailto:mregan@bccs-ca.com>mregan@bccs-ca.com</a><br><a href=
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One more. How can I lock down the root login so that you cannot log in directly as root. ie. Log in as yourself and assume root.<br><br>Thanks<br>war.
Anyone have information on getting faillog to work on RH 6.2 ? I set faillog -m 5 username. After that I can log in a thousand time with the wrong password and never get locked.<br>
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