pam_tally2 and tallylog

[Phil Beckley]

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, <lists at brimer.org> wrote:

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> On Sat, 23 Jan 2016, Phil Beckley wrote:
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> 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
>
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