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View your System’s Authorization Log

To view your systems authorization log simply type the following command in a terminal window:

$> cat /var/log/auth.log

View Failed SSH Login Attempts

To view all your failed login attempts type the following command into a terminal window:

$> cat /var/log/auth.log | grep 'Failed password'

View Successful SSH Login Attempts

To view all your failed login attempts type the following command into a terminal window:

$> cat /var/log/auth.log | grep 'Accepted password'
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