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It can also set the failure counters and limits. When <command>faillog</command> is run without arguments, it only displays the faillog records of the users who had a login failure. </para> </refsect1> <refsect1 id='options'> <title>OPTIONS</title> <para> The options which apply to the <command>faillog</command> command are: </para> <variablelist remap='IP'> <varlistentry> <term><option>-a</option>, <option>--all</option></term> <listitem> <para> Display (or act on) faillog records for all users having an entry in the <filename>faillog</filename> database. </para> <para> The range of users can be restricted with the <option>-u</option> option. </para> <para> In display mode, this is still restricted to existing users but forces the display of the faillog entries even if they are empty. </para> <para> With the <option>-l</option>, <option>-m</option>, <option>-r</option>, <option>-t</option> options, the users' records are changed, even if the user does not exist on the system. This is useful to reset records of users that have been deleted or to set a policy in advance for a range of users. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><option>-h</option>, <option>--help</option></term> <listitem> <para>Display help message and exit.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <option>-l</option>, <option>--lock-secs</option> <replaceable>SEC</replaceable> </term> <listitem> <para> Lock account for <replaceable>SEC</replaceable> seconds after failed login. </para> <para> Write access to <filename>/var/log/faillog</filename> is required for this option. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <option>-m</option>, <option>--maximum</option> <replaceable>MAX</replaceable> </term> <listitem> <para> Set the maximum number of login failures after the account is disabled to <replaceable>MAX</replaceable>. </para> <para> Selecting a <replaceable>MAX</replaceable> value of 0 has the effect of not placing a limit on the number of failed logins. </para> <para> The maximum failure count should always be 0 for <emphasis>root</emphasis> to prevent a denial of services attack against the system. </para> <para> Write access to <filename>/var/log/faillog</filename> is required for this option. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><option>-r</option>, <option>--reset</option></term> <listitem> <para> Reset the counters of login failures. </para> <para> Write access to <filename>/var/log/faillog</filename> is required for this option. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <option>-R</option>, <option>--root</option> <replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable> </term> <listitem> <para> Apply changes in the <replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable> directory and use the configuration files from the <replaceable>CHROOT_DIR</replaceable> directory. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><option>-t</option>, <option>--time</option> <replaceable>DAYS</replaceable> </term> <listitem> <para> Display faillog records more recent than <replaceable>DAYS</replaceable>. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term> <option>-u</option>, <option>--user</option> <replaceable>LOGIN</replaceable>|<replaceable>RANGE</replaceable> </term> <listitem> <para> Display faillog record or maintains failure counters and limits (if used with <option>-l</option>, <option>-m</option> or <option>-r</option> options) only for the specified user(s). </para> <para> The users can be specified by a login name, a numerical user ID, or a <replaceable>RANGE</replaceable> of users. This <replaceable>RANGE</replaceable> of users can be specified with a min and max values (<replaceable>UID_MIN-UID_MAX</replaceable>), a max value (<replaceable>-UID_MAX</replaceable>), or a min value (<replaceable>UID_MIN-</replaceable>). </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> <para> When none of the <option>-l</option>, <option>-m</option>, or <option>-r</option> options are used, <command>faillog</command> displays the faillog record of the specified user(s). </para> </refsect1> <refsect1 id='caveats'> <title>CAVEATS</title> <para> <command>faillog</command> only prints out users with no successful login since the last failure. To print out a user who has had a successful login since their last failure, you must explicitly request the user with the <option>-u</option> flag, or print out all users with the <option>-a</option> flag. </para> </refsect1> <refsect1 id='files'> <title>FILES</title> <variablelist> <varlistentry> <term><filename>/var/log/faillog</filename></term> <listitem> <para>Failure logging file.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> </variablelist> </refsect1> <refsect1 id='see_also'> <title>SEE ALSO</title> <para> <citerefentry> <refentrytitle>login</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum> </citerefentry>, <citerefentry> <refentrytitle>faillog</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum> </citerefentry>. </para> </refsect1> </refentry>