* etc/login.defs: Added note for PAM enabled configurations.

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+2009-03-14  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
+
+       * etc/login.defs: Added note for PAM enabled configurations.
+
 2009-03-14  Nicolas François  <nicolas.francois@centraliens.net>
 
        * man/Makefile.am: Compute the dependencies for building the

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 #
 # Delay in seconds before being allowed another attempt after a login failure
+# Note: When PAM is used, some modules may enfore a minimal delay (e.g.
+#       pam_unix enforces a 2s delay)
 #
 FAIL_DELAY             3