Error: pam_tally2(sshd:auth): Tally overflowed for user username

Solution Verified - Updated -

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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