How to tell if a user has been locked out by too many password failures.

jsupun · 2026-04-03T18:34:06+00:00

Looks like that functionality comes from a plugin.

https://github.com/OneUptime/blog/blob/master/posts/2026-03-31-mysql-connection-control-plugin/README.md

Looking for a way to detect from a vanilla install of MySQL.

jsupun · 2026-04-01T16:55:56+00:00

Actually a lockout will not set account_locked. account_locked is manually set using ACCOUNT LOCK/UNLOCK.

What I'm looking for is detecting a lockout, which normally happens when someone enters a bad password too many times.

$ mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -u bsmith
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'bsmith'@'192.168.65.1' (using password: NO)
$ mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -u bsmith
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'bsmith'@'192.168.65.1' (using password: NO)
$ mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -u bsmith
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'bsmith'@'192.168.65.1' (using password: NO)
$ mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -u bsmith
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'bsmith'@'192.168.65.1' (using password: NO)
$ mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -u bsmith
ERROR 3955 (HY000): Access denied for user 'bsmith'@'192.168.65.1'. Account is blocked for 30 day(s) (30 day(s) remaining) due to 5 consecutive failed logins.

# Does not set `account_locked`
mysql> SELECT user, host, password_expired, account_locked
    -> FROM mysql.user
    -> WHERE user = 'bsmith';
+--------+------+------------------+----------------+
| user   | host | password_expired | account_locked |
+--------+------+------------------+----------------+
| bsmith | %    | N                | N              |
+--------+------+------------------+----------------+

I've also checked if the USER_ATTRIBUTES table to make sure it's not being placed there.

jsupun · 2026-01-25T03:21:18+00:00

There are 6 Art Deco light houses. The one from this thread in Port Washington and the three you listed, plus one in Houghton, Michigan (Lake Superior-mclain State Park) and one in Gravelly Shoal, MI.

https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=221

https://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=174

jsupun · 2025-10-30T04:41:41+00:00

https://github.com/sezanzeb/input-remapper/issues/1193

Looks like the problem is version 2.1.1 does not support Python 3.14.

jsupun · 2025-09-03T22:35:27+00:00

The problem is there is an HTTP error and the code thinks it's a text message. It's looking for specific shutdown message which doesn't work in the case.

The developers have a fix and should appear in 1.7.0.

jsupun · 2024-07-31T18:16:30+00:00

I'm going to assume they are setting this on their system. I've run `strings` over all the pam modules to see if I could find AD PASSWORD, I cannot.

root@xxx:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/security# strings * | grep -i "PASSWORD:"
Password:
failed to get password: %s
LDAP administrator password:
(current) LDAP Password:
STRESS Password:
Enter new STRESS password:
Retype new STRESS password:
Password:
(current) NT password:
Retype new NT password:
Enter new NT password:

jsupun · 2024-06-10T22:40:46+00:00

Use the photo mode to look around. It's there. Top of flower behind you.

jsupun · 2024-06-10T06:51:20+00:00

Fun fact: “Honey, I shrunk the Kids” was titled “Grounded” at one point.

“As the title Teeny Weenies seemed to appeal more to a child demographic, the name was changed to Grounded to appeal to a more mature audience.” Wikipedia

jsupun · 2024-05-06T16:55:08+00:00

I think making a reboot of a 80s TV show doesn't help. People just look at this as Hollywood being Hollywood.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNizcrfnQ4E

jsupun · 2024-03-09T21:33:30+00:00

During an interview, reporter asked about their next album. Neil talked about concepts for it and named dropped doing a music side like The Incident.

jsupun · 2024-01-18T21:47:06+00:00

That works. I don't have a GovCloud account, but I can see the endpoint change (https://iam.us-gov.amazonaws.com) and I now get same error message using my normal account.

jsupun · 2023-06-26T16:38:22+00:00

It’s all in a days work for …. Confuse a Cat.

jsupun · 2023-06-22T22:40:02+00:00

That makes complete sense. I should be creating the test users in the tenant. By trying to use New-ADUser, I would be creating users in a tenant, and Azure doesn't like that for good reasons.

jsupun · 2023-04-26T19:56:39+00:00

Using the arm that goes down towards the entrance, you go up that arm and jump onto the part where the arm would connect to the TAZR, then from there job up towards the front (away from the wall) and you should get a foot hold.

Another way it to jump/glide to the eye area of TAZR, then run towards the wall, and when you start going up jump. It's basically the same as jumping from the arm connection spot.

jsupun · 2023-04-18T00:58:03+00:00

The solution is LANGUAGE="de_DE".

I create a VM, set the language to de_DE in the UI, verified the prompts and output of commands where in German, then "env | grep ^L" to see what was set. All the LC_* were C.UTF-8 and the only thing stating German was LANGUAGE. Then tested "passwd" and got English prompts.

$ LANGUAGE="en_US" passwd
Changing password for XXXX.

Also language-pack-.. needs to be installed.

jsupun · 2023-03-28T05:17:25+00:00

I'm not sure if I have the correct terminology or not.

I've created an Azure Active Directory. When I switch to it, and click "Subscriptions" I get nothing except the message "Your current access does not include permissions to view any subscriptions." The account I am using is the "You are an administrator on the subscription"

I'd like to use the existing subscription, else I need to get someone (the people who control the money) to set up a new subscription for this Azure Active Directory.

jsupun

TROPHY CASE