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Can't Access Magento Connect Manager

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Can't Access Magento Connect Manager

I am trying to access the Magento Connect Manager and I can't get to it. I keep getting this: "Access is locked. Please try again in a few minutes." 

 

I was trying to see if there was an update to the POSIM Evo Linker because it isn't linking the items to Magento.

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Re: Can't Access Magento Connect Manager

Starting from Magento 1.9.3, there is new functionality introduced to prevent bruteforce attacks. If you go to your var directory, you'll notice var/brute-force.ini. 

 

Modify brute-force-bad-attempts-count value to 0, and you should be able to log in again. Also, it will probably reset by itself after lock time passes.

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Re: Can't Access Magento Connect Manager

Update: Still can't get to the connect manager but that wasn't the cause of the failing linker.

Re: Can't Access Magento Connect Manager

Starting from Magento 1.9.3, there is new functionality introduced to prevent bruteforce attacks. If you go to your var directory, you'll notice var/brute-force.ini. 

 

Modify brute-force-bad-attempts-count value to 0, and you should be able to log in again. Also, it will probably reset by itself after lock time passes.

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Re: Can't Access Magento Connect Manager

Yeah I guess the lock time expired, I was able to get into it this morning.

Re: Can't Access Magento Connect Manager

Great. I thought that it probably now works for you, because you've posted question yesterday.

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Re: Can't Access Magento Connect Manager

How do you find and access the Var Directory? I am a beginner at magento!

Re: Can't Access Magento Connect Manager

Did you ever get an answer?  I am in the same boat!

Re: Can't Access Magento Connect Manager

Find the following file:

 

/var/brute-force.ini

 

Change the following two first lines to:

 

brute-force-bad-attempts-count = 0
brute-force-diff-time-to-attempt = 180

 

Remove the rest of the lines in the file. Save.

 

You should now be able to log back in.

Re: Can't Access Magento Connect Manager

Thank you, but where do we start to look for the var directory please? Total newbie here Smiley Sad

Re: Can't Access Magento Connect Manager

The var folder is in the same directory as the rest of your Magento files & folders. You should have app, js, lib, skin, media, var and a few others.