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Setting a lock out policy in CentOS or Fedora is very easy. edit /etc/pam.d/system-auth auth required pam_tally.so onerr=fail no_magic_root account required pam_tally.so deny=3 unlock_time=3600 no_magic_root reset onerr=fail if there is a problem opening the file for some reason fail login no_magic_root … Continue reading →