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DENYHOSTS

NAME

DenyHosts − version: 2.10

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

−−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

Note: multiple −−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:

−−file, −−purge, −−migrate, −−sync, −−verbose

SEE ALSO

Please refer to http://denyhost.sourceforge.net/faq.html for full documentation.

AUTHOR

DenyHosts was written by Phil Schwartz <phil_schwartz AT users DOT sourceforge DOT net>

This manual page was written by Marco Bertorello <marco AT bertorello DOT ns0 DOT it> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

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