MaxLoginAttempts [ MaxLoginAttempts number]
Default
MaxLoginAttempts 3
Context
server config, <VirtualHost>, <Global>
Module
mod_auth
Compatibility
0.99.0 and later
The MaxLoginAttempts directive configures the maximum number of times a client may attempt to authenticate to the server during a given connection. After the number of attempts exceeds this value, the user is disconnected and an appropriate message is logged via the syslog mechanism.