On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:54:42 +0530 gt <codere...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello folks > > My failed login attempts aren't being recorded, and lastb shows no > output. > > The permissions are correct: > > -rw------- 1 root root 0 Nov 15 06:39 /var/log/btmp > > Reading a previous message on the mailing list, i tried setting > > FTMP_FILE /var/log/btmp > > in /etc/login.defs. But this gives the following error (right after typing > the username on a tty): > > configuration error - unknown item 'FTMP_FILE' (notify administrator) > > So two questions: > > 1. Why isn't the option being recognised, even though it is present in > the man page for login.defs? > > 2. How do i enable logging to /var/log/btmp? >
I think FTMP_FILE is obsolete. Logging of failed login attempts is handled by pam. Try running faillog(8)... Also I am not sure if /var/log/btmp has to be kept at all. -- Leonid Isaev GnuPG key ID: 164B5A6D Key fingerprint: C0DF 20D0 C075 C3F1 E1BE 775A A7AE F6CB 164B 5A6D
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