I don't know if this is what you want to do or not, but look into the
lastb command. I am not on linux now so I am not sure of the exact
command, but if I remember correctly if the file btmp exists in
your /var/log directory the system will automatically fill it with
the failed logins. The command lastb reads this log file.
Again I am not exactly sure about the file you have to create, but
the man page should tell you (if I remember correctly so does the
lastb command if the file it requires does not exist).
HTH,
Chad
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