Why IPA counts one fail login attempt as twice?
Issue
- IPA counts one failed login attempt as twice.
[root@srever ~]# ssh poudep@example.com
poudep@example.com's password: <--- Wrong password entered
Permission denied, please try again.
poudep@example.com's password: <--- Ctrl+c
[root@ncc19244 ~]# ipa user-status poudep
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Account disabled: False
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Server: testserver1.example.com
Failed logins: 2 <--- Expecting '1' failed logins
Last successful authentication: 20160906194141Z
Last failed authentication: 20160906195600Z
Time now: 2016-09-06T19:56:20Z
Server: testserver2.example.com
Failed logins: 0
Last successful authentication: 20160829161848Z
Last failed authentication: 20160829161843Z
Time now: 2016-09-06T19:56:21Z
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Number of entries returned 2
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Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Identity Management Server
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