[Solved] Fail2ban does not work

[jasonnix]

Hello,
The SSH part of Fail2ban is as follows:

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[sshd]
enabled = true
port    = 22
logpath = /var/log/ssh-fail2ban.log
backend = %(sshd_backend)s
maxretry  = 2
findtime  = 10
bantime   = 4w

I connected to the host and entered the wrong SSH password a few times, but I was not blocked. Why?

Thank you.

MODERATOR EDIT (aki, Tue Feb 27 08:28:22 CET 2024): added "solved" tag.

[ruwolf]

What about findtime? Have you entered wrong passwords 3 times in 10 seconds?

[jasonnix]

What about findtime? Have you entered wrong passwords 3 times in 10 seconds?

Hello,
Thank you so much for your reply.
Yes.

[Aki]

@jasonnix:
Are you in the other forum posting the same questions ?

• What part of the Fail2Ban configuration is wrong?

[Aki]

@jasonnix:
I read in the other forum you solved it, therefore I'm going to mark this thread as "solved" for you and lock it. You could at least have done it by yourself and answer to my previous post. It is sad to note your persistent behaviour, even in light of previous reports regarding your former forum's user name.