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'\" t
.\" Title: faillock
.\" Author: [see the "AUTHOR" section]
-.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.79.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
-.\" Date: 09/03/2021
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.79.2 <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\" Date: 05/07/2023
.\" Manual: Linux-PAM Manual
-.\" Source: Linux-PAM Manual
+.\" Source: Linux-PAM
.\" Language: English
.\"
-.TH "FAILLOCK" "8" "09/03/2021" "Linux-PAM Manual" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
+.TH "FAILLOCK" "8" "05/07/2023" "Linux\-PAM" "Linux\-PAM Manual"
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
.\" * Define some portability stuff
.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -48,18 +48,27 @@ or clear the tally files of all or individual
\fIusernames\fR\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
-\fB\-\-dir \fR\fB\fI/path/to/tally\-directory\fR\fR
+\-\-conf /path/to/config\-file
.RS 4
-The directory where the user files with the failure records are kept\&. The default is
-/var/run/faillock\&.
+The file where the configuration is located\&. The default is
+/etc/security/faillock\&.conf\&.
.RE
.PP
-\fB\-\-user \fR\fB\fIusername\fR\fR
+\-\-dir /path/to/tally\-directory
+.RS 4
+The directory where the user files with the failure records are kept\&.
+.sp
+The priority to set this option is to use the value provided from the command line\&. If this isn\*(Aqt provided, then the value from the configuration file is used\&. Finally, if neither of them has been provided, then
+/var/run/faillock
+is used\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-\-user username
.RS 4
The user whose failure records should be displayed or cleared\&.
.RE
.PP
-\fB\-\-reset\fR
+\-\-reset
.RS 4
Instead of displaying the user\*(Aqs failure records, clear them\&.
.RE