Where is system authentication lockout set?

General system
#1

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.

#2

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

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#3

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

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#4

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

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