Configuring new denyhosts server from source

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Denyhosts has been deprecated as it is not being maintained. Please install and use fail2ban instead

Configuring new denyhosts server from source

  1. Download latest source code for denyhosts from Internet.
  2. Extract file using something like 'tar xzf DenyHosts-2.6.tar.gz'
  3. Go to created directory using something like 'cd DenyHosts-2.6
  4. Use command 'python setup.py install' to install denyhosts
  5. Go to '/usr/share/denyhosts' directory.
  6. cp denyhosts.cfg-dist denyhosts.cfg
  7. Edit 'denyhosts.cfg' file and make following changes 
    

    PURGE_DENY = 12w
    

    PURGE_THRESHOLD = 2
    

    BLOCK_SERVICE = ALL
    

    DENY_THRESHOLD_ROOT = 10
    

    ADMIN_EMAIL = barjatiya.saurabh@gmail.com
    

    SYSLOG_REPORT = YES
    

    AGE_RESET_VALID = 2d
    

    AGE_RESET_ROOT = 2d
    

    RESET_ON_SUCCESS = YES
    

    DAEMON_SLEEP = 120S
    

    (Uncomment) 'SYNC_SERVER = ...' line
    

    SYNC_DOWNLOAD_THRESHOLD = 10
    

    8. 

  8. mv daemon-control-dist daemon-control
    9. 

  9. ln -s /usr/share/denyhosts/daemon-control /etc/init.d/denyhosts
    10. 

  10. chkconfig --add denyhosts
    11. 

  11. chkconfig denyhosts on
    12. 

  12.  service denyhosts start
    13. 

  13. Go to folder '/usr/share/denyhosts/data'
    14. 

  14. Create file 'allowed-hosts' and add IPs like

    

    59.165.58.228
    

    117.211.88.150
    

    127.0.0.1
    

    

    to the file
    15. 

  15. Use 'service denyhosts restart'





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