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    Linux Reset Account for Too Many Authentication Errors

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    linux pam fedora ubuntu debian centos rhel
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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
      last edited by scottalanmiller

      First, look up to see how many authentication errors that there have been:

      # pam_tally2 -u username
      

      Then you can reset it like this:

      # pam_tally2 -r -u username
      
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      • dbeatoD
        dbeato @scottalanmiller
        last edited by

        @scottalanmiller said in Linux Reset Account for Too Many Authentication Errors:

        First, look up to see how many authentication errors that there have been:

        # pam_tally2 -u username
        

        Then you can rest it like this:

        # pam_tally2 -r -u username
        

        You mean reset it?

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller
          last edited by

          Fixed

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          • stacksofplatesS
            stacksofplates
            last edited by stacksofplates

            Wow this must be an old server. pam_tally was replaced with faillock in RHEL 6.

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