Question List based permanent bans with fail2ban

[WebHostingAce]

Hi,

Does anyone know how to create a new jail for list of IP added manually to a list?

Time to time I get abusing IPs I'd like to manually added to a list and block them.

I followed http://www.looke.ch/wp/list-based-permanent-bans-with-fail2ban without a success.

if there is a way i can do it without restarting fail2ban everytime new IP added that would be great.

Thank you.

 

[UFHH01]

Hi AusWeb,

Quoted from another thread:

Hi UFHH01,

I'm facing a similar issue with all my Magento websites. Bot trying to hack. username/password using a common URL.

I pmed you about Fail2Ban, trying to ban few IPs. I only need a guidelines. Could you please have a look?

... and the ( previous ) additional private message ( ) if I can help you here in your thread, is kinda strange and pushy, sorry. Pls. leave a decision up to me, if I would like to answer to a forum - thread.



Nevertheless, my recommendation is to use the "recidive" - jail, which bans previous banned intruders for a longer time ( i.e. 3/6 months, or even a year, depending on your unique settings ). If you start manual addings, you will have a never-ending-hobby and the effect is the same.

if there is a way i can do it without restarting fail2ban everytime new IP added that would be great.

You have two options, to RELOAD the Fail2Ban - configuration, or a Fail2Ban - jail, without a Fail2Ban - restart:

Reload the Fail2Ban - configuration:

fail2ban-client reload​

Reload a Fail2Ban - jail:

fail2ban-client reload JAIL-NAME​