Article Discussion: Secure Desktops = Happy Networks

Secure Desktops = Happy Networks
By Lyne Bourque
Back to Basics: Strong passwords and standardized desktops go a long way toward beefing up network security and keeping help desk activity to manageable levels.

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For many Linux and Unix systems, you can use PAM (pluggable authentication modules) to enforce lockout after too many attempts. Adding two lines like the following in the /etc/pam.d/system-auth will help lock out the account.

auth required /lib/security/$ISA/pam_tally.so onerr=fail no_magic_root

This line will keep track of each failed login and failed su attempts for each user...

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