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  v1.0.2  reads  log file that contains password failure report
13       and bans the corresponding IP addresses using firewall rules.
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OPTIONS

16       -c, --conf <DIR>
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19       -s, --socket <FILE>
20              socket path
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22       -p, --pidfile <FILE>
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25       --pname <NAME>
26              name of the process (main thread) to identify instance  (default
27              fail2ban-server)
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29       --loglevel <LEVEL>
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32       --logtarget <TARGET>
33              logging  target,  use  file-name  or  stdout,  stderr, syslog or
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36       --syslogsocket auto|<FILE>
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38       -d     dump configuration. For debugging
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40       --dp, --dump-pretty
41              dump the configuration using more human readable representation
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43       -t, --test
44              test configuration (can be also specified with start parameters)
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46       -i     interactive mode
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48       -v     increase verbosity
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50       -q     decrease verbosity
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52       -x     force execution of the server (remove socket file)
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54       -b     start server in background (default)
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56       -f     start server in foreground
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58       --async
59              start server in async mode (for internal usage only, don't  read
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62       --timeout
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66       --str2sec <STRING>
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69       -h, --help
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72       -V, --version
73              print the version (-V returns machine-readable short format)
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REPORTING BUGS

76       Report bugs to https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/issues
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SEE ALSO

79       fail2ban-client(1)
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83Fail2Ban v1.0.2                  November 2022              FAIL2BAN-SERVER(1)
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