PAM_FAILDELAY(8)

  .SH "NAME" pam_faildelay - Change the delay on failure per-application
  .SH "SYNOPSIS"
    .HP u
      pam_faildelay.so
       [debug]
       [delay=microseconds]

  .SH "DESCRIPTION"

    .PP pam_faildelay is a PAM module that can be used to set the delay on failure per-application.
    .PP If no delay is given, pam_faildelay will use the value of FAIL_DELAY from /etc/login.defs.

  .SH "OPTIONS"

      .PP debug

              Turns on debugging messages sent to syslog.

          .RE
          .PP delay=N

                  Set the delay on failure to N microseconds.

              .RE

          .SH "MODULE TYPES PROVIDED"

            .PP Only the auth module type is provided.

          .SH "RETURN VALUES"

              .PP PAM_IGNORE

                       Delay was successful adjusted.

                  .RE
                  .PP PAM_SYSTEM_ERR

                          The specified delay was not valid.

                      .RE

                  .SH "EXAMPLES"

                    .PP The following example will set the delay on failure to 10 seconds:

                    auth  optional  pam_faildelay.so  delay=10000000

                  .SH "SEE ALSO"

                    .PP pam_fail_delay(3), pam.conf(5), pam.d(5), pam(8)

                  .SH "AUTHOR"

                      .PP pam_faildelay was written by Darren Tucker <dtucker@zip.com.au>.