Type: MAJOR

Description

This alarm is generated when an OS account is locked after a potential brute force attack.

Repetition

N/A

Event Codes

sonusAlarmNodeID
sonusAlarmLevel
sonusAlarmSequenceId
sonusAlarmTime
sonusAlarmDescription
sonusUserName
sonusUnlockType

Instance Fields

sonusUserName
sonusUnlockType

Action

Wait until the OS account is automatically unlocked or is manually enabled.

Impact

The OS account is not accessible until unlocked.

Clearing

Manual

Note

Account lockout status and number of failed login attempts are preserved even after the server is rebooted. Te 'linuxadmin' will be locked like other OS accounts but only for 10 seconds and will always unlock automatically.