MODRET set_maxloginattempts(cmd_rec *cmd) {
  int max;
  config_rec *c = NULL;

  CHECK_ARGS(cmd, 1);
  CHECK_CONF(cmd, CONF_ROOT|CONF_VIRTUAL|CONF_GLOBAL);

  if (strcasecmp(cmd->argv[1], "none") == 0) {
    max = 0;

  } else {
    char *endp = NULL;
    max = (int) strtol(cmd->argv[1], &endp, 10);

    if ((endp && *endp) || max < 1)
      CONF_ERROR(cmd, "parameter must be 'none' or a number greater than 0");
  }

  c = add_config_param(cmd->argv[0], 1, NULL);
  c->argv[0] = pcalloc(c->pool, sizeof(unsigned int));
  *((unsigned int *) c->argv[0]) = max;

  return PR_HANDLED(cmd);
}

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