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Linux / UNIX set increase the number of failed login retries with SSH client
This is a discussion on Linux / UNIX set increase the number of failed login retries with SSH client within the Getting started tutorials forums, part of the Linux Getting Started category; For a SSH client connecting to the SSH server, three (3) is the default number of failed login retries. However, ...
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Linux / UNIX set increase the number of failed login retries with SSH client
For a SSH client connecting to the SSH server, three (3) is the default number of failed login retries. However, this can be modified by configuring the /etc/ssh/ssh_config file from the SSH client system and using the NumberOfPasswordPrompts directive.
It specifies the number of password prompts before giving up. The argument to this keyword must be an integer. Code:
vi /etc/ssh/ssh_config Code:
NumberOfPasswordPrompts 6 Code:
/etc/init.d/sshd restart 
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