Package: fail2ban Version: 0.8.4-3 Severity: normal This version works for me for banning with sshd with python-gamin installed and backend set to auto. It also worked in the default package configuration, without python-gamin installed and backend set to polling. So I concur with some of the other comments: python-gamin can be a recommends, and backend can be auto.
-- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.1 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (990, 'stable-updates'), (990, 'proposed-updates'), (990, 'stable'), (400, 'testing'), (300, 'unstable'), (200, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.38-x86_64-linode17 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages fail2ban depends on: ii lsb-base 3.2-23.2squeeze1 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip ii python 2.6.6-3+squeeze6 interactive high-level object-orie ii python-central 0.6.16+nmu1 register and build utility for Pyt Versions of packages fail2ban recommends: ii iptables 1.4.8-3 administration tools for packet fi ii whois 5.0.10 an intelligent whois client Versions of packages fail2ban suggests: ii bsd-mailx [mailx] 8.1.2-0.20100314cvs-1 simple mail user agent ii python-gamin 0.1.10-2+b1 Python binding for the gamin clien -- Configuration Files: /etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.conf changed [not included] /etc/fail2ban/jail.conf changed [not included] -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
