Hi Timothy, fail2ban will go through all defined logfiles during startup. If they are large, it will take some time. You may be able to speed that process up by installing a file alteration monitor like gamut. fail2ban will use it if it finds it. -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen Thomas Göttgens mailto:tgoettgens@xxxxxxxxx _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos