# ==> Configuration for :lockable
# Defines which strategy will be used to lock an account.
# :failed_attempts = Locks an account after a number of failed attempts to sign in.
# :none = No lock strategy. You should handle locking by yourself.
config.lock_strategy = :failed_attempts

# Defines which strategy will be used to unlock an account.
# :email = Sends an unlock link to the user email
# :time = Re-enables login after a certain amount of time (see :unlock_in below)
# :both = Enables both strategies
# :none = No unlock strategy. You should handle unlocking by yourself.
config.unlock_strategy = :email

# Number of authentication tries before locking an account if lock_strategy
# is failed attempts.
config.maximum_attempts = 5

class Admin 3
….

Alternatively, for all models, you can also have it in the devise initialiser: config/initializers/devise.rb as
Devise.setup do |config|
config.maximum_attempts = 3
end

Hope this helps.
Gabriel.

But miraculously once they flip from NTT to Tenured, they all of the sudden have an immense sense of entitlement. They no longer feel like they have to strive, they feel like they are immortal. The switch is not instantaneous, nor is it a guarantee, but it’s definitely prevalent.

The system is really broken. I say we use a “Digg” style interface.