This covers topics and articles related to Linux. This includes various areas of Linux starting with installation and covering configuration of various services and servers.
What is SQL injection (SQLi)? SQL injection is one of the most common attacks used by hackers to exploit any SQL database-driven web application. It’s a technique where SQL code/statements are inserted in the execution
What is Game Development? Game development might sound as simple as creating a video game. But have you ever thought about what it looks like? Have you ever played handy games like “flappy bird”
Introduction In recent times, the video games industry has ascertained machine learning (ML) as a significant ingredient to make games more realistic and challenging. Additionally, machine learning has discovered computer video games as an
Lately I was going through some articles from different search engine to check open ports in Linux. I was quiet surprised with the results as most of these articles in the search results talks about
Running out of drive space on a MacBook is quite common. New Apple computer models replaced hard drives with solid-state drives to improve the overall performance. While the change is good, it also means that
The pam_faillock module performs a function similar to pam_tally and pam_tally2 but with more options and flexibility. The pam_faillock module supports temporary locking of user accounts in the event of multiple failed authentication attempts. This
In this article we will explore pam_tally2 module which is used to maintain login counter in Linux environment. We will use pam_tally2 to lock user account after X failed login attempts, where X can be
There can be multiple situations wherein your Linux user account may get locked. Some of the possible scenarios can be: Password is explicitly locked by the administrator Account is explicitly locked by the administrator Password