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Old 07-27-2012
root user is being looked for 5 minute

Hi,
Each time i am looging as a root user to my server (linux redhat 5.8) and type a wrong root password , the root account is being lock for 5 minute .
1) How i can change this behivor ?
2) In which file this restriction is been managed ?
Thanks
# 2  
Old 07-27-2012
What is the output of:

Code:
faillog -u root

# 3  
Old 07-27-2012
look in /etc/pam.d

Code:
grep tally /etc/pam.d/*

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