On Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 10:22:10AM -0700, Jan Parcel wrote:
> pam_unix now supports shadow entries in ldap, allowing local control
> using ldap as
> a repository.   See  6715171, long since put back.

Have the docs been updated to reflect this?

> On 07/06/10 06:37, Darren J Moffat wrote:
> >On 06/07/2010 14:13, Piotr Jasiukajtis wrote:
> >>How can I use account locking (lock_after_retries=yes) using LDAP
> >>naming service instead of passwd/shadow?
> >
> >You can't, in the user_attr(4) man page it clearly says:
> >
> >         lock_after_retries
> >
> >             Specifies whether an account  is  locked  after  the
> >             count  of failed logins for a user equals or exceeds
> >             the allowed number of retries as defined by  RETRIES
> >             in  /etc/default/login.  Possible  values are yes or
> >             no. The default is no. Account locking is applicable
> >                                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> >             only to local accounts.
> >             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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