On 06/22/11 at 05:35pm, Julian Gilbey wrote: > Does anyone know whether there is a PAM module or equivalent which > can be used to make a system shutdown if there are repeated login > failures at the console, sort of like pam_tally2 or denyhosts, but > with configurable behaviour? Try pam_exec. With the right stacking, you should be able to get it to do what you need. > My idea is: if I've left my laptop logged on with the screen locked, > and it is stolen at that point, I'd like a sequence of failed login > attempts in a row to cause the system to shut down, thereby locking my > crypto disks.
Why are you leaving your laptop logged on in an insecure area? You could at the very least set a boot password and suspend to ram or hibernate. -- Liam
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