Number of failed password logon attempts: & (see long text)

What causes this issue?

One or more failed attempts made to log on to the system with a password
and your user name. Failed logon attempts could be caused by you (typo
when entering hidden password) or could be an indication of an attempt
by a third party to guess your password.

System Response

Every failed attempt to log on with a password is counted. When a
preconfigurable threshold value is exceeded, any further password logon
attempts are blocked to keep your password from being guessed.
This counter is reset after a successful <ZH>password logon</>. This
message tells you the value before the deletion.
If you log on to the system in another way (with Single Sign-On, not
with a password), the value of the counter remains unchanged. The number
of failed password logon attempts is displayed again at the next logon.

How to fix this error?

If you suspect that other people are attempting to guess your password,
you should contact your system administrator. The system administrator
can then log any logon attempts where additional information (time
stamp, network address, and so on) is recorded which could help to
determine the cause.
If you are also able to <ZH>log on to the system without a password </>
(using Single Sign-On), you should consider deactivating the password
that is no longer required. Neither you nor other people can log on to
the system using your user name and the deactivated password, further
password logon attempts are denied. If it is not possible to log on to
the system by password, this is no longer displayed to you in a warning
message (about any failed password logon attempts).

Procedure for System Administrators

Use the Security Audit Log to log both failed and successful logon
attempts.

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