Package: xscreensaver Version: 5.15-3 I am using xscreensaver to lock my screen. When the screen is locked, any mouse movement brings up the login dialog. After a timeout, login fails with the message "authentication via PAM timed out" and this message is aslo logged into /var/log/auth.log.
The problem is that since nobody tried to log in (i.e. nobody typed password and confirmed with enter), this should not be considered a login attempt. And therefore should not be logged as such (should not be loged at all) I often move the mouse just to make sure my screen is locked. Then, my auth log is flooded with useless logs which make the other, important information harder to see. Even worse, if I wanted to monitor failed login attempts (i.e. brute force attack), I would have to filter out useless xscreensaver logs. regards, Martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
