Sarge: Lost # of failed logins

["Mumia W.." <paduille.4061.mumia.w+nospam@earthlink.net>]

I'm using Sarge. When I log in, I no longer get a message telling me the 
# of failed logins.

For example, if I try to login but use a wrong password, when I try 
again using the real password, I should see a message saying "1 failed 
login attempts." I no longer get that message.

How do I get it back, and what could I have changed to make it go away 
in the first place?