From 45aafe219a7ab9f7ac08ee9bfdd927b231ade97b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Gabe Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:48:53 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] [PATCH][DOC] Document permanent lockout option Document that setting the Lockout Duration to zero (0) will permanently lockout an account after the number of failed attempts is reached. https://fedorahosted.org/freeipa/ticket/4065 --- src/user_guide/en-US/Passwords.xml | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/user_guide/en-US/Passwords.xml b/src/user_guide/en-US/Passwords.xml index cd9dafa9b29eb687ab4c76e5ccc1c1dfb1d5026c..eafe6537b1fb30dceae66b9e7ba2d4800221c32d 100644 --- a/src/user_guide/en-US/Passwords.xml +++ b/src/user_guide/en-US/Passwords.xml @@ -235,7 +235,8 @@ This policy applies even if you still rely on NIS server functionality to some d --lockouttime - Specifies the period (in seconds) for which a lockout is enforced. + Specifies the period (in seconds) for which a lockout is enforced. If the value is set to zero (0), the account is permanently locked + after the maximum number of failures is reached. -- 1.8.3.1