The fail2ban-client command

configure and control the server 3 examples from the lessons of the IVski Linux Playground — try them in the terminal next to them.

Examples

sudo fail2ban-client status

sudo fail2ban-client status sshd

sudo fail2ban-client set sshd unbanip 192.168.1.42

Lessons that use fail2ban-client

• fail2ban — Ban the Password Guessers
• Project: A Server from Scratch