Unable to SSH into virtual FMC

[GilR]

After a coworker tried too many times with the wrong password, We are no longer able to ssh into our FMC instance. We get a "Too many authentication failures" message after we put in a password. A reboot of FMC did not help. How do I reset the authentication failures?

[marce1000 · Accepted solution]

 - Ref  : https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/security/firesight-management-center/118631-technote-firesight-00.html
 >... If the admin account has been locked down due to too many failed log in attempts, you must unlock the account. Use the instructions appropriate to your device:
          To unlock the CLI and shell admin accounts on a Firepower Management Center or NGIPSv, enter this command at the OS prompt that ends with the pound sign (#) :
               pam_tally --user admin --reset

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