Updated comments for findtime

2018-09-30 01:37:03 -06:00 · 2018-09-30 01:37:03 -06:00 · 57c4524578
parent b1a0f20ee9
commit 57c4524578
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--- a/etc/fail2ban/jail.d/recidivist.conf
+++ b/etc/fail2ban/jail.d/recidivist.conf
@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ logpath     = /var/log/fail2ban.log

 # Timeframes (remember we are checking for systems that have already been banned
 # 'maxretry' times within 'findtime')
+# Remember that your 'dbpurgeage' in 'fail2ban.local' must be at least as long
+# as whatever you specifiy for 'findtime' here so there's enough history for F2B
+# to review!
 maxretry    = 3
 findtime    = 86400