+2009-05-21 Nicolas François <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
+
+ * man/faillog.8.xml: Minor updates.
+
2009-05-21 Nicolas François <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
* man/faillog.5.xml: Split a long paragraph. Typo fixes.
<refsect1 id='description'>
<title>DESCRIPTION</title>
<para>
- <command>faillog</command> formats the contents of the failure log
- from <filename>/var/log/faillog</filename> database. It also can be
- used for maintains failure counters and limits. Run
- <command>faillog</command> without arguments display only list of user
- faillog records who have ever had a login failure.
+ <command>faillog</command> displays the contents of the failure log
+ database (<filename>/var/log/faillog</filename>). It can also
+ set the failure counters and limits. When
+ <command>faillog</command> is run without arguments, it only displays the
+ faillog records of the users who had a login failure.
</para>
</refsect1>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Lock account to <replaceable>SEC</replaceable>
+ Lock account for <replaceable>SEC</replaceable>
seconds after failed login.
</para>
<para>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Set maximum number of login failures after the account is
+ Set the maximum number of login failures after the account is
disabled to <replaceable>MAX</replaceable>.
</para>
<para>
<term><option>-r</option>, <option>--reset</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Reset the counters of login failures or one record if used with
- the <option>-u</option> <replaceable>LOGIN</replaceable>
- option.
+ Reset the counters of login failures.
</para>
<para>
Write access to <filename>/var/log/faillog</filename>