On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 10:36 PM, Carl Lowenstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 10:33 PM, Joshua Penix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Aug 23, 2008, at 5:40 PM, Andrew Lentvorski wrote: >> >>> Now, if I could only find a way to block any host that attempts a try and >>> fails. >> >> Install DenyHosts and set its tolerance to one. The instant a failure shows >> up in the log, it will stuff the offending IP into hosts.deny (or insert a >> firewall rule if you choose). >> > > Just be careful you don't fumble-finger your own password and lock yourself > out. > > carl > --
This is precisely my problem. I could never live with a system that would lock me outon a single attempt at login. This might be OK for Andrew though since he is using keys. Maybe I should figure out how to do that. BobLQ -- KPLUG-List@kernel-panic.org http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
