* man/faillog.8.xml: Document the behavior in display mode of the
-a option. * NEWS, man/faillog.8.xml, src/faillog.c: Extend the -a option to the non-display mode. This changes the default behavior of the -l, -m, -r, -t options when -a is not specified (restrict to existing users).
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Display (or act on) faillog records for all users having an
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entry in the <filename>faillog</filename> database.
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</para>
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<para>
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The range of users can be restricted with the
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<option>-u</option> option.
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</para>
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<para>
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In display mode, this is still restricted to existing users
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but forces the display of the faillog entries even if they
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are empty.
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</para>
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<para>
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With the <option>-l</option>, <option>-m</option>,
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<option>-r</option>, <option>-t</option> options, the users'
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records are changed, even if the user does not exist on the
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system. This is useful to reset records of users that have
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been deleted or to set a policy in advance for a range of
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users.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<option>-r</option> options are used, <command>faillog</command>
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displays the faillog record of the specified user(s).
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</para>
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<para>
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NOTE: in display mode, only the records of users which currently
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exist in the system are displayed. In the other modes (when the
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<option>-l</option>, <option>-m</option>, or <option>-r</option>
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options are used), the records of the user, or the range of users,
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or all the users that may have an entry in the faillog database will
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be changed. This is useful to reset records of users that have been
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deleted or set a policy in advance for a range of users.
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1 id='caveats'>
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