Example: UPDATE Statement to Set Maximum Failed Logon Attempts - Teradata Vantage - Analytics Database

Security Administration

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Analytics Database
Teradata Vantage
Release Number
17.20
Published
June 2022
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2025-03-29
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage™

You can use this statement to set the maximum number of failed logon attempts to 3:

    UPDATE DBC.SysSecDefaults SET MaxLogonAttempts = 3 ;

You must have the DROP USER privilege to run the MODIFY USER statement.

For a discussion of the GRANT statement, see Working with User Privileges in Teradata Vantage.