Getting error: 'pam_faillock(subscription-manager:auth): Consecutive login failures for user root account temporarily locked'

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • secure logs show following errors: 
Apr  8 10:11:56 hostname userhelper[4546]: pam_unix(subscription-manager:auth): conversation failed
Apr  8 10:11:56 hostname userhelper[4546]: pam_unix(subscription-manager:auth): auth could not identify password for [root]
Apr  8 10:11:58 hostname userhelper[4546]: pam_unix(subscription-manager:auth): conversation failed
Apr  8 10:11:58 hostname userhelper[4546]: pam_unix(subscription-manager:auth): auth could not identify password for [root]
Apr  8 10:12:00 hostname userhelper[4546]: pam_unix(subscription-manager:auth): conversation failed
Apr  8 10:12:00 hostname userhelper[4546]: pam_unix(subscription-manager:auth): auth could not identify password for [root]
Apr  8 10:12:00 hostname userhelper[4546]: pam_faillock(subscription-manager:auth): Consecutive login failures for user root account temporarily locked
  • What do above messages mean ?
  • User can't login on console or SSH

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • pam_faillock

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