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<refentry id='faillog.8'>
<!-- $Id: faillog.8.xml 3742 2012-05-25 11:45:21Z nekral-guest $ -->
<refentryinfo>
<author>
<firstname>Julianne Frances</firstname>
<surname>Haugh</surname>
<contrib>Creation, 1989</contrib>
</author>
<author>
<firstname>Thomas</firstname>
<surname>Kłoczko</surname>
<email>kloczek@pld.org.pl</email>
<contrib>shadow-utils maintainer, 2000 - 2007</contrib>
</author>
<author>
<firstname>Nicolas</firstname>
<surname>François</surname>
<email>nicolas.francois@centraliens.net</email>
<contrib>shadow-utils maintainer, 2007 - now</contrib>
</author>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>faillog</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class="sectdesc">System Management Commands</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="source">shadow-utils</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class="version">&SHADOW_UTILS_VERSION;</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv id='name'>
<refname>faillog</refname>
<refpurpose>display faillog records or set login failure limits</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>faillog</command>
<arg choice='opt'>
<replaceable>options</replaceable>
</arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id='description'>
<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
<para>
<command>faillog</command> displays the contents of the failure log
database (<filename>/var/log/faillog</filename>). It can also
set the failure counters and limits. When
<command>faillog</command> is run without arguments, it only displays the
faillog records of the users who had a login failure.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='options'>
<title>OPTIONS</title>
<para>
The options which apply to the <command>faillog</command> command
are:
</para>
<variablelist remap='IP'>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-a</option>, <option>--all</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Display (or act on) faillog records for all users having an
entry in the <filename>faillog</filename> database.
</para>
<para>
The range of users can be restricted with the
<option>-u</option> option.
</para>
<para>
In display mode, this is still restricted to existing users
but forces the display of the faillog entries even if they
are empty.
</para>
<para>
With the <option>-l</option>, <option>-m</option>,
<option>-r</option>, <option>-t</option> options, the users'
records are changed, even if the user does not exist on the
system. This is useful to reset records of users that have
been deleted or to set a policy in advance for a range of
users.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-h</option>, <option>--help</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>Display help message and exit.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-l</option>, <option>--lock-secs</option>
<replaceable>SEC</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Lock account for <replaceable>SEC</replaceable>
seconds after failed login.
</para>
<para>
Write access to <filename>/var/log/faillog</filename>
is required for this option.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-m</option>, <option>--maximum</option>
<replaceable>MAX</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Set the maximum number of login failures after the account is
disabled to <replaceable>MAX</replaceable>.
</para>
<para>
Selecting a
<replaceable>MAX</replaceable> value of 0 has the effect of not
placing a limit on the number of failed logins.
</para>
<para>
The maximum
failure count should always be 0 for <emphasis>root</emphasis>
to prevent a denial of services attack against the system.
</para>
<para>
Write access to <filename>/var/log/faillog</filename>
is required for this option.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-r</option>, <option>--reset</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Reset the counters of login failures.
</para>
<para>
Write access to <filename>/var/log/faillog</filename>
is required for this option.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-R</option>, <option>--root</option>
<replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Apply changes in the <replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable>
directory and use the configuration files from the
<replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable> directory.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>-t</option>, <option>--time</option>
<replaceable>DAYS</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Display faillog records more recent than
<replaceable>DAYS</replaceable>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>-u</option>, <option>--user</option>
<replaceable>LOGIN</replaceable>|<replaceable>RANGE</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Display faillog record or maintains failure counters and limits
(if used with <option>-l</option>, <option>-m</option> or
<option>-r</option> options) only for the specified user(s).
</para>
<para>
The users can be specified by a login name, a numerical user
ID, or a <replaceable>RANGE</replaceable> of users. This
<replaceable>RANGE</replaceable> of users can be specified
with a min and max values
(<replaceable>UID_MIN-UID_MAX</replaceable>), a max value
(<replaceable>-UID_MAX</replaceable>), or a min value
(<replaceable>UID_MIN-</replaceable>).
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<para>
When none of the <option>-l</option>, <option>-m</option>, or
<option>-r</option> options are used, <command>faillog</command>
displays the faillog record of the specified user(s).
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='caveats'>
<title>CAVEATS</title>
<para>
<command>faillog</command> only prints out users with no successful
login since the last failure. To print out a user who has had a
successful login since their last failure, you must explicitly request
the user with the <option>-u</option> flag, or print out all users
with the <option>-a</option> flag.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='files'>
<title>FILES</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>/var/log/faillog</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>Failure logging file.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='see_also'>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<para>
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>login</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>,
<citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>faillog</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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