shadow/man/login.defs.d/LOGIN_RETRIES.xml

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<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>