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| − | #*service fail2ban start | + | #*<code>service fail2ban start</code> |
#Set fail2ban to start at boot time. | #Set fail2ban to start at boot time. | ||
| − | #*chkconfig fail2ban on | + | #*<code>chkconfig fail2ban on</code> |
= Unbanning = | = Unbanning = | ||
Revision as of 15:26, 19 January 2012
This article contains instructions on installing and configuring fail2ban and also some useful tips for administering it.
Installing
- The fail2ban RPM is available from the EPEL package repository. Use the following instructions to make this package available to yum.
- Install fail2ban via yum:
yum install fail2ban
Configuring
- Start the fail2ban service.
service fail2ban start
- Set fail2ban to start at boot time.
chkconfig fail2ban on
Unbanning
- Run iptables -L and find the ip address you want to unban. Note: the chain listed in iptables is not the jail the ip is contained. Check the fail2ban config if you don't know the jail name.
- Run the following commands as root.
- fail2ban-client get <jailname> actionunban <ip address>
- fail2ban-client reload
