denyhosts (8) Linux Manual Page
DenyHosts – version: 2.8
Description
DenyHosts is a python program that automatically blocks ssh attacks by adding entries to /etc/hosts.deny. DenyHosts will also inform system administrators about offending hosts, attacked users and suspicious logins. Usage: /usr/sbin/denyhosts [-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
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–config: The configuration file to use, typically /etc/denyhosts.conf–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–purge-all: expire all entries immediately–purgeip: remove specified IP address from blocked list–daemon: run DenyHosts in daemon mode–foreground: run DenyHosts in foreground mode–sync: run DenyHosts synchronization mode–version: Prints the version of DenyHosts and exits
–file args can be processed. If multiple files are provided, –ignore is implied Note: in a Debian system, the default running mode is daemon mode and the configuration file is /etc/denyhosts.conf
When run in –daemon mode the following flags are ignored:
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–file,–purge,–migrate,–sync,–verboseSee Also
- Please refer to http://denyhost.sourceforge.net/faq.html for full documentation.
Author
DenyHostswas written by Phil Schwartz <phil_schwartz [at] users.sourceforge.net>This manual page was written by Marco Bertorello <marco [at] bertorello.ns0.it> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).