Use the ICIClientSettings interface GetPwdRetries method to determine the number of times a user can try to connect with an incorrect password. Refer to User Password Settings for an illustration of how this and other Client Settings Interface Methods and Properties can be accessed in the Administrator interface.
Signature:
HRESULT GetPwdRetries(
[out, optional] VARIANT_BOOL *pInherited,
[out, retval] long *pVal);