Where is system authentication lockout set?

galvez_65 · October 30, 2020, 5:46pm

It seems like as a security measure if you fail to login correctly after 3 tries you get locked out for 10 min. A good thing yes, but where is that setting? I’d like to change it from 3 to something else like 5.

anon31687413 · October 30, 2020, 5:49pm

This might help you: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Security#Lock_out_user_after_three_failed_login_attempts

galvez_65 · October 30, 2020, 6:56pm

Thank you! should have guessed it was already in the wiki

anon31687413 · October 30, 2020, 6:58pm

Yeah, I also forget too often to have a look at the wiki.
No problemo