You use the Advanced tab to specify the number of consecutive erroneous login attempts permitted by a user, enable logging in the System Log when a user fails to login to , and configure user authentication by selecting the relevant authentication method.
Access Controller - Advanced tab screen
Login
Number of Consecutive Erroneous Login Attempts
In order to configure the maximum number consecutive failed login attempts, open the Advanced tab, and set a value in Number Of Consecutive Erroneous Login Attempts. The default is 3.
When the maximum number of failed login attempts is reached, the user must restart the Desktop. If enhanced user security is enabled, the user account is also locked. For more information, see the section below, Enhanced User Security.
Enable Logging for User Login
In order to configure the system to log failed attempts in the System Log, open the Advanced tab, and select the check box Enable Logging For User Login. Successful logins and locked accounts are always logged regardless of this setting.
Enable Automatic Unlocking Of Users
This checkbox is available when enhanced user security is enabled. Refer Enhanced User Security (3.2)
Select this check box to automatically unlock accounts that have been disabled due to failed login attempts. Accounts that have been manually disabled from the Users tab are not affected by this setting.
Time Before Automatic Unlocking (Minutes)
This field is enabled when checkbox for Enable Automatic Unlocking Of Users is checked.
Enter the time that should pass before a locked account is automatically unlocked by the system. The minimum value is 1 minute.
Authentication
In the Desktop, the duration of time that the user does not perform any actions is counted as inactive time, regardless of ongoing processes.
However, users are not logged out due to inactivity, but must authenticate again in order to continue the session.
In the mzsh shell, the duration of time that the user does not press any key is counted as inactive time, provided that there is no ongoing command execution. Users are logged out as a result of inactivity and are prompted to enter the password again.
Reauthenticate Users after Inactivity
In order to configure the system to reauthenticate users after a period of inactivity in the Desktop or mzsh shell (interactive mode), open the Advanced tab, and select the check box Reauthenticate Users After Inactivity.
Time Before Reauthentication (Minutes)
This field is enabled when checkbox for Reauthenticate Users After Inactivity is checked.
Set the maximum inactive time here.
Authentication Method
2 selections available in this dropdown list: Default, LDAP.
Selecting LDAP, more fields for LDAP settings will be displayed.
Access Controller - Advanced tab - LDAP settings screen
User authentication is by default performed in . As an alternative, you can connect
to an external LDAP directory for delegated authentication. This facilitates automation of administrative tasks such as creation of users and assigning access groups as mentioned in the following sub-chapter:
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