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Operating Systems Solaris invalid login attempts... Post 90902 by mr_manny on Monday 28th of November 2005 05:37:03 PM
Old 11-28-2005
invalid login attempts...

I am wondering if solaris captures id's associated w/invalid login attempts?

when I try to login as "test1" several (3-5) times, I do not find any userID info under "/var/adm" files:
utmpx
wtmpx
messages
lastlog

Is there another location/log I should be checking?
Is it necessary for "test1" to exist in /etc/passwd before this information is captured?

thanks,
manny
 

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utmpx(4)							   File Formats 							  utmpx(4)

NAME
utmpx, wtmpx - utmpx and wtmpx database entry formats SYNOPSIS
#include <utmpx.h> /var/adm/utmpx /var/adm/wtmpx DESCRIPTION
The utmpx and wtmpx files are extended database files that have superseded the obsolete utmp and wtmp database files. The utmpx database contains user access and accounting information for commands such as who(1), write(1), and login(1). The wtmpx database contains the history of user access and accounting information for the utmpx database. USAGE
Applications should not access these databases directly, but should use the functions described on the getutxent(3C) manual page to inter- act with the utmpx and wtmpx databases to ensure that they are maintained consistently. FILES
/var/adm/utmpx user access and adminstration information /var/adm/wtmpx history of user access and adminstrative information SEE ALSO
getutxent(3C), wait(3C), wait.h(3HEAD) SunOS 5.11 6 Mar 2008 utmpx(4)
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