Oracle Linux: User Account Is Locked After Mistyping Password Once With SSHD Authentication (Doc ID 1989029.1)

Last updated on MARCH 24, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 5.0 and later
Linux x86-64

When any user account password is typed wrong once, SSHD does not allow the user login even after typing correct password on the second attempt.

/var/log/secure shows followings:

Configure SSHD to block users form failed login attempts using pam_tally2.so

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