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From: hamilton@tsc.cs.unc.edu (Johnny Hamilton)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Login Attempts
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Date: 10 Mar 89 13:29:38 GMT
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        subject:  program to check login attempts on accounts

    I recently read the following from a VMS user:

>On the VMS system I work on, there is a line that shows up when
>you login telling how many failed login attempts have been made on
>your account since the last successful login.  It seems that this
>would let you know right away if someone else tried to get into your
>account.

    Has anyone created this utility for UNIX?  If so I would be interested
    in getting a copy of the src code for installation here.  Our department
    has a large number and variety of UNIX machines, including suns, VAXes,
    and a Data General.  All but the DG run some version of BSD UNIX (ULTRIX,
    4.3 Mt. Xinu, SUN/OS), and the DG runs DG/UX, a System V/4.2 combination.
    If so, I would be interested in getting a copy of the src code for instal-
    lation here.

    Thanks,

    Johnny D. Hamilton
    Research Assistant
    UNC-CH
    hamilton@cs.unc.edu