To check the login attempts to see if it needs to be reset
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To check the login attempts to see if it needs to be reset type faillog -u
root@testsrv:~ # faillog -u user1
Username Failures Maximum Latest
user1 15 0
Reset the counter with the -r flag:
root@testsrv:~ # /usr/bin/faillog -r user1
Username Failures Maximum Latest
user1 0 0
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