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.TH "PAM_FAILDELAY" "8" "04/16/2008" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
pam_faildelay - Change the delay on failure per-application
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP 17
\fBpam_faildelay\.so\fR [debug] [delay=\fImicroseconds\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
pam_faildelay is a PAM module that can be used to set the delay on failure per\-application\.
.PP
If no
\fBdelay\fR
is given, pam_faildelay will use the value of FAIL_DELAY from
\fI/etc/login\.defs\fR\.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fBdebug\fR
.RS 4
Turns on debugging messages sent to syslog\.
.RE
.PP
\fBdelay=\fR\fB\fIN\fR\fR
.RS 4
Set the delay on failure to N microseconds\.
.RE
.SH "MODULE SERVICES PROVIDED"
.PP
Only the
\fBauth\fR
service is supported\.
.SH "RETURN VALUES"
.PP
PAM_IGNORE
.RS 4
Delay was successful adjusted\.
.RE
.PP
PAM_SYSTEM_ERR
.RS 4
The specified delay was not valid\.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
.PP
The following example will set the delay on failure to 10 seconds:
.sp
.RS 4
.nf
auth  optional  pam_faildelay\.so  delay=10000000
      
.fi
.RE
.sp
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP

\fBpam_fail_delay\fR(3),
\fBpam.conf\fR(5),
\fBpam.d\fR(8),
\fBpam\fR(8)
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
pam_faildelay was written by Darren Tucker <dtucker@zip\.com\.au>\.