From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Francisco Reyes <lists@stringsutils.com>
Cc: Kevin Crain <kevin.crain1@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Configuration questions
Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:52:44 -0400
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Francisco Reyes <lists@stringsutils.com> writes:
> Kevin Crain writes:
>> How do I configure postgres to lock a user's account after X failed login
>> attempts, where X is an arbitrary number.
> Don't think there is a way to do that.
> Perhaps using an authentication mechanism that supports that and then using
> it to connect to Postgres..
The usual suggestion is to use PAM if you want a customized login
policy.
regards, tom lane
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