Error: pam_tally2(sshd:auth): Tally overflowed for user username
Issue
There are a lot of logs about "Tally overflowed for user".
# cat /var/log/secure
Feb 14 17:19:10 test.red.com sshd[19592]: pam_tally2(sshd:auth): Tally overflowed for user test
Feb 14 17:19:10 test.red.com sshd[19594]: pam_tally2(sshd:auth): Tally overflowed for user test
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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