Which files must be edited in order to set up logging of all failed login attempts?

The correct answer is B. /etc/default/login, /var/adm/authlog, /etc/syslog.conf. This procedure captures in a syslog file all failed login attempts. 1. Set up the /etc/default/login file with the desired values for SYSLOG and SYSLOG_FAILED_LOGINS Edit the /etc/default/login file to change the entry. Make sure that SYSLOG=YES is 2. Create a file with the…

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A/etc/default/login, /var/adm/loginlog, /etc/syslog.conf
B/etc/default/login, /var/adm/authlog, /etc/syslog.conf
C/var/adm/loginlog, /var/adm/authlog, /etc/syslog.conf
D/etc/default/login, /var/adm/authlog, /var/adm/loginlog

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This procedure captures in a syslog file all failed login attempts. 1. Set up the /etc/default/login file with the desired values for SYSLOG and SYSLOG_FAILED_LOGINS Edit the /etc/default/login file to change the entry. Make sure that SYSLOG=YES is 2. Create a file with the correct permissions to hold the logging information. Create the authlog file in the /var/adm directory. 3. Edit the syslog.conf file to log failed password attempts. Send the failures to the authlog file.

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#login logging#/etc/default/login#authlog#security logging

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