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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:black'>Running
Linux Es 3.0. Is there a way to configure logins so they are rejected
after a certain number of failures? I can see from my logs that somebody has
been trying to get into my system. They consistently (like every few
seconds) try to log in as a certain user. After a while, they give up and
try another user. What is the best way to handle this. I would like
to be able to set up each account so they are blocked after a certain number of
failures. I also would like to be able to block certain IP addresses
after a certain number of failed logins, even if they were for different user
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:black'>Thanks</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:black'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:black'>P. Laval</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=5 color=blue face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span
style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:blue;font-weight:
bold'>Dr. Philippe B. Laval</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Associate Professor of Mathematics</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Kennesaw</span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> </span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'>State</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'> </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'>University</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font
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color:black'>1000 Chastain Road</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Kennesaw, GA 30144</span></font></p>
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lang=ES style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>USA</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold'>office</span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>: SC 526</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Phone</span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>: 770-499-3325</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold'>fax</span></font></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>: 404-364-0552</span></font></p>
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lang=ES style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold'>e-mail</span></font></b><font
color=black><span lang=ES style='color:black'>: <a
href="mailto:plaval@kennesaw.edu">plaval@kennesaw.edu</a></span></font></p>
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