Type Event: This message reports an event, not an error
Severity info
Facility LOG_AUTH
LOGIN_MALFORMED_USER
System Log Message Invalid username: username
Description The indicated username was invalid.
Type Event: This message reports an event, not an error
Severity info
Facility LOG_AUTH
LOGIN_PAM_AUTHENTICATION_ERROR
System Log Message PAM authentication error for user username
Description The login process (login) could not authenticate the indicated user via PAM.
Type Event: This message reports an event, not an error
Severity error
Facility LOG_AUTH
LOGIN_PAM_ERROR
System Log Message Failure while authenticating user username: error-message
Description The PAM authentication process failed for the indicated username, for the indicated
reason.
Type Error: An error occurred
Severity error
Facility LOG_AUTH
LOGIN_PAM_MAX_RETRIES
System Log Message Too many retries while authenticating user username
Description The number of failed PAM authentication attempts for the indicated user exceeded the
maximum limit.
Type Error: An error occurred
Severity error
Facility LOG_AUTH
LOGIN_PAM_STOP
System Log Message Failed to end PAM session: error-message
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