Author: Ross Younger Date: To: users Subject: Re: [bitfolk] fail2ban
On 11/12/12 22:26, Christopher Roberts wrote: > I realised that my /etc/fail2ban/jail.local did not have the following line:
> backend = polling
> This line is non-standard, but without it fail2ban may not work, depending on
> your distribution, package version etc. This is a known bug.
Which distro? Debian puts that line into jail.conf, and it seems to be
banning correctly.
> And don't forget to test that fail2ban is actually banning!
Do make sure you have another way in to hand before you try that! :)
"Argh, haven't used my console password in months, where is it again...?"
On the other hand, you could just leave it running for a few hours to
days and see whether it is firewalling people in the way you expect it to.
