On Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 08:04:33PM +0100, Marco Bertorello wrote: > On Mon, 16 Jan 2006 13:29:14 -0500 > Justin Pryzby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 07:24:25PM +0100, Marco Bertorello wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm working on a new package called denyhosts. > > > > > > The program is a python script that can monitor a log file > > > (default /var/log/auth.log) for ssh brute-force attack attempts and > > > block them adding an entry in /etc/hosts.deny. > > How does it do so? That is a configuration file (and not a conffile), > > but AFAIK there is no interface allowing batch modification. > > I don't understand... > > /etc/hosts.deny is a ASCII text file. > > It can be manipulated also using a bash script, banally with somethings > like: > > echo "sshd: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" > > But I think that I' ve not understood your question... :-( Policy 10.7.4: "The owning package should also provide a program that the other packages may use to modify the configuration file."
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s-config-files -- Clear skies, Justin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
