PAM_FAILDELAY(8) Linux-PAM Manual PAM_FAILDELAY(8)
NAME
pam_faildelay - Change the delay on failure per-application
SYNOPSIS
pam_faildelay.so [debug] [delay=microseconds]
DESCRIPTION
pam_faildelay is a PAM module that can be used to set the delay on
failure per-application.
If no delay is given, pam_faildelay will use the value of FAIL_DELAY
from /etc/login.defs.
OPTIONS
debug
Turns on debugging messages sent to syslog.
delay=N
Set the delay on failure to N microseconds.
MODULE TYPES PROVIDED
Only the auth module type is provided.
RETURN VALUES
PAM_IGNORE
Delay was successful adjusted.
PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
The specified delay was not valid.
EXAMPLES
The following example will set the delay on failure to 10 seconds:
auth optional pam_faildelay.so delay=10000000
SEE ALSO
pam_fail_delay(3), pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(7)
AUTHOR
pam_faildelay was written by Darren Tucker <dtucker@zip.com.au>.
Linux-PAM Manual 05/18/2017 PAM_FAILDELAY(8)