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/usr/bin/faillog

Login utils from shadow

From shadow-login 4.20.3-r3 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running faillog --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: faillog [options]

Options:
  -a, --all                     display faillog records for all users
  -h, --help                    display this help message and exit
  -l, --lock-secs SEC           after failed login lock account for SEC seconds
  -m, --maximum MAX             set maximum failed login counters to MAX
  -r, --reset                   reset the counters of login failures
  -R, --root CHROOT_DIR         directory to chroot into
  -t, --time DAYS               display faillog records more recent than DAYS
  -u, --user LOGIN/RANGE        display faillog record or maintains failure
                                counters and limits (if used with -r, -m,
                                or -l) only for the specified LOGIN(s)
Options (8)
OptionDescriptionSource
-a, --alldisplay faillog records for all usershelp
-h, --helpdisplay this help message and exithelp
-l, --lock-secs SECafter failed login lock account for SEC secondshelp
-m, --maximum MAXset maximum failed login counters to MAXhelp
-r, --resetreset the counters of login failureshelp
-R, --root CHROOT_DIRdirectory to chroot intohelp
-t, --time DAYSdisplay faillog records more recent than DAYShelp
-u, --user LOGIN/RANGEdisplay faillog record or maintains failure counters and limits (if used with -r, -m, or -l) only for the specified LOGIN(s)help

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