#10: The maxlogins limit doesn't work
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Reporter: wmknapik | Owner: pam-developers@…
Type: defect | Status: closed
Priority: major | Component: modules
Version: 1.1.x | Resolution: wontfix
Keywords: maxlogins | Blocked By:
Blocking: |
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Changes (by kukuk):
* status: new => closed
* cc: kukuk@… (added)
* resolution: => wontfix
Comment:
utmp isn't really safe against concurrent logins. I documented this now in
the limits.conf.5 manual page. There is no real way to implement this in a
really safe way, this would need kernel support.
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