maximum failed logins

This section provides information about maximum failed logins, a new configuration parameter.

Summary information

Name in pre-12.0 version

N/A

Default value

0

Range of values

0 – 32767

Status

Dynamic

Display level

10

Required role

System Security Officer

maximum failed logins allows you to set the server-wide maximum number of failed login attempts for logins and roles. For example, to set the system-wide maximum failed logins to 5, enter:

sp_configure "maximum failed logins", 5

Use create role to set maximum failed logins for a specific role or creation. To create the intern_role role with the password “temp244”, and set maximum failed logins for intern_role to 20, enter:

create role intern_role with passwd "temp244", maximum failed logins 20

Use sp_modifylogin to set or change maximum failed logins for an existing login. To change maximum failed logins for the login “joe” to 40, enter:

sp_modifylogin "joe", @option="maximum failed logins", @value="40"

NoteThe value parameter is a character datatype; therefore, quotes are required for numeric values.

To change the overrides for maximum failed logins for all logins to 3, enter:

sp_modifylogin "all overrides", "maximum failed logins", "3"

To remove the overrides for maximum failed logins option for all logins, enter:

sp_modifylogin "all overrides", @option="maximum failed logins", @value="-1"

Use alter role to set or change the maximum failed logins for an existing role. For example, to change the maximum failed logins allowed for physician_role to 5, enter:

alter role physician_role set maximum failed logins 5

To remove the overrides for maximum failed logins for all roles, enter:

alter role "all overrides" set maximum failed logins -1