>>>>> "NBC" == Neil B Cohen <nbc@xxxxxxxxx> writes: NBC> Hi - What exactly is denyhosts? > yum info denyhosts Setting up Repos Reading repository metadata in from local files base : ################################################## 1667/1667 updates : ################################################## 966/966 local : ################################################## 70/70 extras : ################################################## 1177/1177 Available Packages Name : denyhosts Arch : noarch Version: 0.6.0 Release: 1.fc3 Size : 19 k Repo : extras Summary: A script to help thwart ssh server attacks Description: DenyHosts is a Python script that analyzes the sshd server log messages to determine which hosts are attempting to hack into your system. It also determines what user accounts are being targeted. It keeps track of the frequency of attempts from each host and, upon discovering a repeated attack host, updates the /etc/hosts.deny file to prevent future break-in attempts from that host. Email reports can be sent to a system admin. There's also the web site at denyhosts.sf.net. NBC> I'm running FC3 on my firewall machine at home. Can I do a 'yum NBC> install denyhosts'? Yes, if you have the extras repo enabled. NBC> Is there documentation on how to configure it? Not much to it; you just do chkconfig denyhosts on; service denyhosts start adjust the run frequency in /etc/cron.d/denyhosts and look over the well-commented /etc/denyhosts.conf - J< -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list