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| -rw-r--r-- | modules/pam_faillock/faillock.conf.5.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | modules/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.8.xml | 6 |
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/modules/pam_faillock/faillock.conf.5.xml b/modules/pam_faillock/faillock.conf.5.xml index 04a84107..8faa5915 100644 --- a/modules/pam_faillock/faillock.conf.5.xml +++ b/modules/pam_faillock/faillock.conf.5.xml @@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ The directory where the user files with the failure records are kept. The default is <filename>/var/run/faillock</filename>. </para> + <para> + Note: These files will disappear after reboot on systems configured with + directory <filename>/var/run/faillock</filename> mounted on virtual memory. + </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> diff --git a/modules/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.8.xml b/modules/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.8.xml index 79bcbbd0..b7b7b0db 100644 --- a/modules/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.8.xml +++ b/modules/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.8.xml @@ -327,6 +327,12 @@ session required pam_selinux.so open <term><filename>/var/run/faillock/*</filename></term> <listitem> <para>the files logging the authentication failures for users</para> + <para> + Note: These files will disappear after reboot on systems configured with + directory <filename>/var/run/faillock</filename> mounted on virtual memory. + For persistent storage use the option <emphasis>dir=</emphasis> in + file <filename>/etc/security/faillock.conf</filename>. + </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> |