Difference between revisions of "Fail2ban"
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#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 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 | + | #Run the following commands as root. |
| − | + | fail2ban-client get <jailname> actionunban <ip address> | |
| + | fail2ban-client reload | ||
Revision as of 15:22, 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
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
