On 07/11/2015 07:45 PM, E.B. wrote: > It looks like reload or restart causes fail2ban to scann full > log files for all jails is this correct?
This has been brought up and discussed numerous times :) Yes, it does, sort of maybe (see below). > > I don't care about the past, would be possible to make fail2ban > only attach/tail to end of file and monitor starting now so it > not need to scann full files on reload? Using the database (v0.9), it stores the log line position last evaluated and restarts there, iirc. > > Does installing gamin help this? (can't find any information > about benefits of using gamin with fail2ban, any links to > read?) > No, the backend determines how fail2ban monitors the files (think tail -f). I'd recommend using pyinotify (the default if set to auto and is installed). > THANKS GREAT SOFTWARE!!!! Love watching bots get > banned :) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Don't Limit Your Business. Reach for the Cloud. > GigeNET's Cloud Solutions provide you with the tools and support that > you need to offload your IT needs and focus on growing your business. > Configured For All Businesses. Start Your Cloud Today. > https://www.gigenetcloud.com/ > _______________________________________________ > Fail2ban-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fail2ban-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Don't Limit Your Business. Reach for the Cloud. GigeNET's Cloud Solutions provide you with the tools and support that you need to offload your IT needs and focus on growing your business. Configured For All Businesses. Start Your Cloud Today. https://www.gigenetcloud.com/ _______________________________________________ Fail2ban-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fail2ban-users
