1FAIL2BAN-SERVER(1)               User Commands              FAIL2BAN-SERVER(1)
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NAME

6       fail2ban-server - start the server
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SYNOPSIS

9       fail2ban-server [OPTIONS]
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DESCRIPTION

12       Fail2Ban  v0.8.2  reads  log file that contains password failure report
13       and bans the corresponding IP addresses using firewall rules.
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15       Only use this command for debugging  purpose.  Start  the  server  with
16       fail2ban-client  instead.  The default behaviour is to start the server
17       in background.
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OPTIONS

20       -b     start in background
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22       -f     start in foreground
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24       -s <FILE>
25              socket path
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27       -x     force execution of the server (remove socket file)
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29       -h, --help
30              display this help message
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32       -V, --version
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AUTHOR

36       Written by Cyril Jaquier <cyril.jaquier@fail2ban.org>.  Many  contribu‐
37       tions by Yaroslav O. Halchenko <debian@onerussian.com>.
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REPORTING BUGS

40       Report bugs to <cyril.jaquier@fail2ban.org>
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43       Copyright © 2004-2008 Cyril Jaquier
44       Copyright  of modifications held by their respective authors.  Licensed
45       under the GNU General Public License v2 (GPL).
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SEE ALSO

48       fail2ban-client(1)
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52fail2ban-server v0.8.2            March 2008                FAIL2BAN-SERVER(1)
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