'pam_tally2.so' denies login attempts with correct credentials with more simultaneous authentications in progress than 'deny=' value
Issue
- PAM module
pam_tally2.so
is used for authentication - There are more simultaneous login attempts for the same account in progress than
deny=X
value pam_tally2.so
will deny login attempts which number exceeddeny=X
setting even if the correct credentials are provided
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7
- pam_tally2.so PAM module
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