How do I set the number of acceptable failed login attempts?
A. Complete these steps in order to set this value on a global basis for all users. • Open the $BASE/config/CSU.cfg file ($BASE represents the directory in which CSUnix is installed). • Add this line to the beginning section with the other NUMBER entries: NUMBER config_max_failed_authentication = n; Replace n with the number of permissible failed attempts. A. Complete these steps in order to set this value on a per-user or per-group basis in CSUnix version 2.3.5.1 or later: • Open the $BASE/config/CSU.cfg file. • Add this line to the beginning section with the other NUMBER entries: NUMBER config_allow_global_max_failed_login_session_enable = 0; Because the system uses the global settings by default, tis line is used to turn off the global maximum bad authentications and allow per-user or per-group maximums to be set. • In the user or group profile, add this line: set server max-failed-login-count = n; Replace n with the number of permissible failed attempts.
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