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How to Check Failed SSH Login Attempts on Linux

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SSH login attempts start showing up quickly on an internet-facing Linux server. Here’s how to find failed SSH logins with journalctl and auth.log, identify the usernames and IP addresses being targeted, and check whether anyone actually got in.