Edit \/etc\/fail2ban\/jail.conf as follows:<\/p>\n
action = %(action_)s<\/p>\n
gets changed to<\/p>\n
action = %(action_mw)s<\/p>\n
which causes fail2ban to execute an action shortcut that sends mail:<\/p>\n
#########section of jail.conf############################################
\n# Action shortcuts. To be used to define action parameter<\/p>\n
# The simplest action to take: ban only
\naction_ = %(banaction)s[name=%(__name__)s, port=”%(port)s”, protocol=”%(protocol)s”, chain=”%(chain)s”]<\/p>\n
# ban & send an e-mail with whois report to the destemail.
\naction_mw = %(banaction)s[name=%(__name__)s, port=”%(port)s”, protocol=”%(protocol)s”, chain=”%(chain)s”]
\n %(mta)s-whois[name=%(__name__)s, dest=”%(destemail)s”, protocol=”%(protocol)s”, chain=”%(chain)s”]<\/p>\n
# ban & send an e-mail with whois report and relevant log lines
\n# to the destemail.
\naction_mwl = %(banaction)s[name=%(__name__)s, port=”%(port)s”, protocol=”%(protocol)s”, chain=”%(chain)s”]
\n %(mta)s-whois-lines[name=%(__name__)s, dest=”%(destemail)s”, logpath=%(logpath)s, chain=”%(chain)s”]<\/p>\n
# Choose default action. To change, just override value of ‘action’ with the
\n# interpolation to the chosen action shortcut (e.g. action_mw, action_mwl, etc) in jail.local
\n# globally (section [DEFAULT]) or per specific section
\naction = %(action_)s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Edit \/etc\/fail2ban\/jail.conf as follows: action = %(action_)s gets changed to action = %(action_mw)s which causes fail2ban to execute an action shortcut that sends mail: #########section of jail.conf############################################ # Action shortcuts. To be used to define action parameter # The simplest … Continue reading