On Tue, Jul 24, 2007 at 06:36:03PM +0100, [email protected] said: > # denyhosts.py --daemon > DenyHosts could not obtain lock (pid: 6864) > [Errno 17] File exists: '/var/run/denyhosts.pid' > > So let's try: > > # denyhosts.py --daemon --unlock > Invalid command line option detected. > Usage: /usr/bin/denyhosts.py [-f logfile | --file=logfile] > [ -c configfile | --config=configfile] [-i | --ignore] > [-n | --noemail] [--purge] [--migrate] [--daemon] [--sync] [--version] > > --file: The name of log file to parse > --ignore: Ignore last processed offset (start processing from > beginning) > --noemail: Do not send an email report > --unlock: if lockfile exists, remove it and run as normal > --migrate: migrate your HOSTS_DENY file so that it is suitable for > --purge > --purge: expire entries older than your PURGE_DENY setting > --daemon: run DenyHosts in daemon mode > --sync: run DenyHosts synchronization mode > --version: Prints the version of DenyHosts and exits > > Nice touch; when telling me that an option is invalid it's always nice > to see the full usage information displayed, _complete with > documentation of the option that you're telling me doesn't exist_!
bonus hate: --unlock mentioned in verbose usage, and not mentioned in
brief usage.
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