summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_RETRIES.xml
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_RETRIES.xml')
-rw-r--r--man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_RETRIES.xml44
1 files changed, 44 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_RETRIES.xml b/man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_RETRIES.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3de450d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_RETRIES.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<!--
+ Copyright (c) 1991 - 1993, Julianne Frances Haugh
+ Copyright (c) 1991 - 1993, Chip Rosenthal
+ Copyright (c) 2007 - 2008, Nicolas François
+ All rights reserved.
+
+ Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ are met:
+ 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ 3. The name of the copyright holders or contributors may not be used to
+ endorse or promote products derived from this software without
+ specific prior written permission.
+
+ THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
+ PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ HOLDERS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+-->
+<varlistentry>
+ <term><option>LOGIN_RETRIES</option> (number)</term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Maximum number of login retries in case of bad password.
+ </para>
+ <para condition="pam">
+ This will most likely be overridden by PAM, since the default
+ pam_unix module has its own built in of 3 retries. However, this is
+ a safe fallback in case you are using an authentication module that
+ does not enforce PAM_MAXTRIES.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+</varlistentry>