Changes to .conf file and jail.local settings to prevent hundreds of …

…emails after a server reboot.
mitchellkrogza · Dec 17, 2016 · f7b42f4 · f7b42f4
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@ recidive is set to enabled = false do not have both this jail and
 recidive running at the same time
 
 #####Author: Mitchell Krog <mitchellkrog@gmail.com>
-#####Version: 1.0
+#####Version: 1.1
 ######GitHub: https://github.com/mitchellkrogza/Fail2Ban-Blacklist-JAIL-for-Repeat-Offenders-with-Perma-Extended-Banning
 ######Blog: https://ubuntu101.co.za/
 ######Fail2Ban: http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
 
+### Changes Made
+#### 2016-12-17 - Modified files to prevent hundreds of emails each time server starts up.
+
 ####Tested On: 
 				Fail2Ban 0.91
 ####Server: 

diff --git a/action.d/blacklist.conf b/action.d/blacklist.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Fail2Ban Blacklist for Repeat Offenders (action.d)
 #
 # Author: Mitchell Krog <mitchellkrog@gmail.com>
-# Version: 1.0
+# Version: 1.1
 # GitHub: https://github.com/mitchellkrogza/Fail2Ban-Blacklist-JAIL-for-Repeat-Offenders-with-Perma-Extended-Banning
 # Tested On: Fail2Ban 0.91
 # Server: Ubuntu 16.04
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@
 # [blacklist]
 # enabled = true
 # logpath  = /var/log/fail2ban.*
+# filter = blacklist
 # banaction = blacklist
 # bantime  = 31536000   ; 1 year
 # findtime = 31536000   ; 1 year
 # maxretry = 10
 #
-#
 
 [INCLUDES]
 before = iptables-common.conf
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ actioncheck = <iptables> -n -L <chain> | grep -q 'f2b-<name>[ \t]'
 actionban = <iptables> -I f2b-<name> 1 -s <ip> -j DROP
 			# Add the new IP ban to our ip.blacklist file
             echo '<ip>' >> /etc/fail2ban/ip.blacklist
+            curl http://www.badips.com/add/badbots/<ip>/
 
 # Option:  actionunban
 # Notes.:  command executed when unbanning an IP. Take care that the

diff --git a/filter.d/blacklist.conf b/filter.d/blacklist.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Fail2Ban Blacklist for Repeat Offenders (filter.d)
 #
 # Author: Mitchell Krog <mitchellkrog@gmail.com>
-# Version: 1.0
+# Version: 1.1
 # GitHub: https://github.com/mitchellkrogza/Fail2Ban-Blacklist-JAIL-for-Repeat-Offenders-with-Perma-Extended-Banning
 # Tested On: Fail2Ban 0.91
 # Server: Ubuntu 16.04
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@
 # [blacklist]
 # enabled = true
 # logpath  = /var/log/fail2ban.*
+# filter = blacklist
 # banaction = blacklist
 # bantime  = 31536000   ; 1 year
 # findtime = 31536000   ; 1 year
 # maxretry = 10
 #
-#
 
 
 [INCLUDES]
@@ -59,11 +59,10 @@ _daemon = fail2ban\.actions\s*
 _jailname = blacklist
 
 failregex = ^(%(__prefix_line)s| %(_daemon)s%(__pid_re)s?:\s+)NOTICE\s+\[(?!%(_jailname)s\])(?:.*)\]\s+Ban\s+<HOST>\s*$
-
 ignoreregex = 
 
 [Init]
 
 journalmatch = _SYSTEMD_UNIT=fail2ban.service PRIORITY=5
 
-# Author: Mitchell Krog 
+# Author: Mitchell Krog 
diff --git a/jail.local b/jail.local
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 [blacklist]
 enabled = true
 logpath  = /var/log/fail2ban.*
+filter = blacklist
 banaction = blacklist
 bantime  = 31536000   ; 1 year
 findtime = 31536000   ; 1 year