pam_tally2 --user root |
In my example the there were 25 failed root login attempts:
1 |
Login Failures Latest failure From |
2 |
root 25 01/02/20 10:56:59 unknown |
The clear the the password lockout use the following command:
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pam_tally2 --user root --reset |
ALT-F1 brings you to the shell if it is enabled (it not also, but no username/pwd can be given
ALT-F2 brings you back