Re: Configuration questions

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Francisco Reyes <lists(at)stringsutils(dot)com>
Cc: Kevin Crain <kevin(dot)crain1(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Configuration questions
Date: 2010-04-06 19:52:44
Message-ID: 26140.1270583564@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Francisco Reyes <lists(at)stringsutils(dot)com> writes:
> Kevin Crain writes:
>> How do I configure postgres to lock a user's account after X failed login
>> attempts, where X is an arbitrary number.

> Don't think there is a way to do that.
> Perhaps using an authentication mechanism that supports that and then using
> it to connect to Postgres..

The usual suggestion is to use PAM if you want a customized login
policy.

regards, tom lane

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