06-28-2014
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1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
I am using AIx 4.3.3 and was wondering what the command was to keep users from logging in. I want to be able to do maintenance and keep the users out. Can anyone help? (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: cgillett
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2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hi, I am extremely new to UNIX and was recently promoted to administer the system for a small company. Anyhow, the time came for passwords to change, and I made the huge mistake of entering in the command (as root)
passwd -l
After logging out (oblivious to what would happen next), the root... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: newbieadmin
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3. AIX
Hi,
We are using 4.3.3.0 and I would like to make a global change to the "number of failed logins before user account is locked"
Any ideas, other than using SMIT one user at a time.... ???
Thanks... Craig. (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: stumpy
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4. AIX
I want to know if there is any easy way of stopping 1 user from using su? perferabily any su but I can make do with not allow him to su to root but allow other user to su to root. (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: daveisme
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5. Red Hat
Hi all;
I m using Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 5.1 (Tikanga) and I'm trying to setup password lockout policy so that a user account locks out after 3 failed attempts.
Here are the entires of my /etc/pam.d/system-auth
#%PAM-1.0
# This file is auto-generated.
# User changes... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: maverick_here
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6. UNIX and Linux Applications
What is the best way to implement account lockout in openldap? I have an openldap server with Ubuntu desktop client connecting to it for authentication. I want he accounts to locked out after say 5 failed authentication attempts
I have enabled ppolicy layout in slapd.conf.
overlay ppolicy... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: nitin09
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7. Red Hat
On a redhat linux 4 server, how to find if there is an account lockout duration is set. Is it configured under pam or /etc/shadow? what entries I need to find out? Is it pam_time.so module?
I desperately need an answer because on one of the servers, no one was able to login through any account... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: Tirmazi
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8. Red Hat
having account lockout issues with an RHEL 5 server. My users are getting locked out for 10 minutes after one failed login attempt even though /etc/pam.d/sshd is configured for 5 failed attempts:
auth include system-auth
auth required pam_tally2.so deny=5 onerr=fail... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: nerdalert
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9. Red Hat
Good day. I have setup hardening the password (test system so far) prior to doing any work on production. Here is what I have set.
Snippet from /etc/pam.d/system-auth
auth required /lib/security/$ISA/pam_env.so
auth required /lib/security/$ISA/pam_tally.so... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: smurphy_it
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LEARN ABOUT PLAN9
suninstall
suninstall(1M) System Administration Commands suninstall(1M)
NAME
suninstall - install the Solaris operating system
SYNOPSIS
suninstall
DESCRIPTION
install-solaris(1M) is now the preferred command for starting and restarting the Solaris Installation program. It should be used instead of
suninstall. suninstall is symbolically linked to install-solaris.
suninstall is a forms-based and graphical subsystem for installing the operating system.
suninstall exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should only be invoked from there. Refer to the Solaris 10 Instal-
lation Guide: Basic Installations for more details.
suninstall allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. suninstall loads the software available on the installa-
tion media. Refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations for disk space requirements.
USAGE
Refer to the Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations for more information on the various menus and selections.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcdrom (Solaris instal- |
| |lation media) |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
pkginfo(1), install(1M), install-solaris(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)
Solaris 10 Installation Guide: Basic Installations
NOTES
It is advisable to exit suninstall by means of the exit options in the suninstall menus.
SunOS 5.10 9 Sep 2004 suninstall(1M)