How to unlock linux user after too many failed login attempts

After trying to login with the wrong password, my account is locked. When logging in on a TTY console I get the following message

mylaptop login: myUsername
The account is locked due to 3 failed logins.
(10 minutes left to unlock)
Password: 

I am on Manjaro linux. I still have root access to this device.

How do unlock my user without waiting 10 minutes?

2 Answers

If you still have access to the system by another account (root or some other account with root-like (sudo?) privileges)

1. You can view the failed logins with faillock

   root# faillock --user myUsername
   myUsername:
   When Type Source Valid
   Timestamp 1 TTY /dev/tty1 V
   Timestamp 2 TTY /dev/tty1 V
   Timestamp 3 TTY /dev/tty1 V

2. Reset them with the --reset-flag

   root# faillock --user myUsername --reset
   root# faillock --user myUsername
   myUsername:
   When Type Source Valid

If you've found another way to access the file system (through a rescue disk or something):

1. Navigate to /run/faillock, this folder should contain a file with the locked username
2. Remove the file with the username to unlock rm /run/faillock/myUsername

"sudo" and "faillock" - How to handle "The account is locked due to X failed logins."

If you still have access with root-like privileges, you can view the failed logins...

faillock --user [USERNAME]

... and/or reset attempts status...

faillock --user [USERNAME] --reset

PLUS:

You can change the possible attempts number before a lock by uncommenting and changing the parameter...

# deny = 3

... in the file...

vi /etc/security/faillock.conf

Normally faillock automatically unlocks the account after 10 minutes (600 seconds), but you can change that too...

# unlock_time = 600

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