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Authentication Failure Lockout Policy

You can configure the lockout policy from the Admin Web UI (Access Server 2.10.2 and newer) or the command-line interface (CLI).

Important

If you’re using an external authentication system, that system might have its own lockout policy.

If you wish to unlock a locked-out user manually, follow the steps below.

Tip

You can't unlock a single, specific user. The steps below allow you to set the automatic lockout reset period to one second and then revert it back to the default value.

Manually unlock a user from the Admin Web UI

Access Server 2.10.2 and newer configures the lockout policy in the Admin Web UI. To manually unlock users, follow these steps:

  1. Sign in to the Admin Web UI.

  2. Click Authentication > Settings.

  3. Under Password Lockout Policy, take note of your current value for the Lockout release timeout in seconds.

  4. Set the value to 1.

  5. Wait two seconds.

  6. Set the value back to your initial value.

    Tip

    Access Server's default lockout is set to 900 seconds, or 15 minutes.

    • The locked-out user can sign in again.

Manually unlock a user from the CLI

  1. Connect to your Access Server console and get root privileges.

  2. Change your directory to use the sacli tool.

    cd /usr/local/openvpn_as/scripts/
  3. Run these commands to set the lockout to one second, wait two seconds, and then set it back to the default value of 15 minutes. (If desired, modify the command for your preferred lockout time.)

    ./sacli --key "vpn.server.lockout_policy.reset_time" --value "1" ConfigPut
    ./sacli start
    sleep 2
    ./sacli --key "vpn.server.lockout_policy.reset_time" --value "900" ConfigPut
    ./sacli start
    
  4. The locked-out user can sign in again.