pam_abl(1) - Linux man page

Name

pam_abl - query or purge the databases used by the pam_abl module

Overview

pam_abl [ OPTIONS ] [ CONFIG ]

Description

Performs maintenance on the databases used by the pam_abl (auto blacklist) module. CONFIG is the name of the pam_abl config file (/etc/security/pam_abl.conf). The config file is read to discover the names of the pam_abl databases and the rules that control purging of old data from them.

Options

-h, --help

See a help message
-p, --purge: Purge databases according to purge rules in config
-r, --relative: Display times relative to now otherwise absolute times will be displayed
-v, --verbose: Verbose output
--okuser=USER: Unblock USER
--okhost=HOST: Unblock HOST

Examples

Obtain a list of failed hosts and users:

$ pam_abl
Obtain a full list of failures listing times relative to now:: $ pam_abl -rv
$ pam_abl --relative --verbose
Purge old data:: $ pam_abl -p
$ pam_abl --purge
Unblock all example.com, somewhere.com hosts:: $ pam_abl -v --okhost=*.example.com --okhost=*.somewhere.com

Author

Andy Armstrong <andy@hexten.net>

Report Bugs

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Copyright

pam_abl is licensed under GNU General Public License, the complete license you can get at: http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html