Forgive my ignorance here. I don't know squat about databases. Thanks to everyone for the answers and suggestions. Barry, I'll check out pam_shield today. On Jan 25, 2016 1:29 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > On Sat, 23 Jan 2016, Phil Beckley wrote: > > > 1. Why is tallylog a binary file? I would love to parse it like a log, but >> that seems like a difficult task. >> > > Thorsten has already answered why this is a binary file. It seems that you > are trying to come up with a way to log failed login attempts. I have an > idea for you that is somewhat unconventional: > > Use pam_shield <http://www.heiho.net/pam_shield/> and instead of having > it create iptables rules, have it echo a message to logger on a localx > facility .. which will effectively allow you to have a log created of > people failing to log in to your systems. You don't have to use logger or > use syslog even .. rather you could run whatever command is interesting to > you/meets your needs. > > Hope this helps, > Barry > > _______________________________________________ > Pam-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/pam-list >
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