faillock

Show/reset failed-login locks

medium risk

interactive breakdown — edit the command and press Explain

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⚠ Risks & cautions

Resetting hides brute-force attempts — check logs first.

What it does

Manages PAM faillock counters. See the flags and examples below, and run `man faillock` for the full reference.

Examples

faillock --user aliceShow · explain & risk-check →

faillock --user alice --resetReset · explain & risk-check →

Related

Open the full explainer →More in Users, Permissions & Security

Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man faillock for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.