check failed login attempts

[glascofireman]

Hello
Is there a way to check the number of failed login attempts? I would like to know when someone is trying to get into my computer.

cheers,

Matt

 

[tje210]

open up your "console" (you can search for it in spotlight or finder) and look at "all messages"... on my computer, the failure shows up as 2 lines...

2/7/10 11:29:04 AM SecurityAgent[93] User info context values set for ME

2/7/10 11:29:04 AM authorizationhost[91] Failed to authenticate user <ME> (tDirStatus: -14090).

then it resets itself. if, like today, somebody tries 5 times and fails, and gets locked out, you get...

2/7/10 11:38:19 AM DirectoryService[11] Failed Authentication return is being delayed due to over five recent auth failures for username: ME.