From bcbf145ce925934214e48200c27c9ff736452549 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Deepak Das <ddas@redhat.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 17:55:53 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] pam_faillock: Clarify missing user faillock files after
reboot
* modules/pam_faillock/faillock.conf.5.xml: Adding note related to missing
user specific faillock files after reboot.
* modules/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.8.xml: Adding note related to missing
user specific faillock files after reboot.
Resolves: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2062512
---
modules/pam_faillock/faillock.conf.5.xml | 4 ++++
modules/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.8.xml | 6 ++++++
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/modules/pam_faillock/faillock.conf.5.xml b/modules/pam_faillock/faillock.conf.5.xml
index 04a84107..8faa5915 100644
--- a/modules/pam_faillock/faillock.conf.5.xml
+++ b/modules/pam_faillock/faillock.conf.5.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@
The directory where the user files with the failure records are kept. The
default is <filename>/var/run/faillock</filename>.
</para>
+ <para>
+ Note: These files will disappear after reboot on systems configured with
+ directory <filename>/var/run/faillock</filename> mounted on virtual memory.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
diff --git a/modules/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.8.xml b/modules/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.8.xml
index 79bcbbd0..b7b7b0db 100644
--- a/modules/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.8.xml
+++ b/modules/pam_faillock/pam_faillock.8.xml
@@ -327,6 +327,12 @@ session required pam_selinux.so open
<term><filename>/var/run/faillock/*</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>the files logging the authentication failures for users</para>
+ <para>
+ Note: These files will disappear after reboot on systems configured with
+ directory <filename>/var/run/faillock</filename> mounted on virtual memory.
+ For persistent storage use the option <emphasis>dir=</emphasis> in
+ file <filename>/etc/security/faillock.conf</filename>.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
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