Hi Greg, > Check out /var/log/sec ... this is the log file for dfix2. Look for the IP in > that file > and send me details of what you find. That will help to understand why a > particular IP is getting blocked.
Well here is a result (sort of) ... I've been blocked this morning and I haven't been near it! :) [root@server8 log]# cat sec |grep 84.23.16.59 Mon Jul 7 08:59:05 2014: Creating event 'BLOCK, 84.23.16.59, proftpd-b4' Mon Jul 7 08:59:05 2014: BLOCK, 84.23.16.59, proftpd-b4 Mon Jul 7 08:59:05 2014: Executing shell command '/etc/apf/apf -d 84.23.16.59 dFixblock2' Mon Jul 7 08:59:05 2014: Child 5201 created for command '/etc/apf/apf -d 84.23.16.59 dFixblock2' Mon Jul 7 08:59:05 2014: Creating context 'BLOCK_84.23.16.59' Mon Jul 7 09:59:06 2014: Deleting stale context 'BLOCK_84.23.16.59' Mon Jul 7 09:59:06 2014: Creating event 'UNBLOCK, 84.23.16.59' Mon Jul 7 09:59:06 2014: Stale context 'BLOCK_84.23.16.59' deleted Mon Jul 7 09:59:06 2014: Executing shell command '/etc/apf/apf -u 84.23.16.59' Mon Jul 7 09:59:06 2014: Child 9279 created for command '/etc/apf/apf -u 84.23.16.59' Tue Jul 8 08:46:01 2014: Creating event 'BLOCK, 84.23.16.59, proftpd-b4' Tue Jul 8 08:46:01 2014: BLOCK, 84.23.16.59, proftpd-b4 Tue Jul 8 08:46:01 2014: Executing shell command '/etc/apf/apf -d 84.23.16.59 dFixblock2' Tue Jul 8 08:46:01 2014: Child 13833 created for command '/etc/apf/apf -d 84.23.16.59 dFixblock2' Tue Jul 8 08:46:01 2014: Creating context 'BLOCK_84.23.16.59' Tue Jul 8 09:46:02 2014: Deleting stale context 'BLOCK_84.23.16.59' Tue Jul 8 09:46:02 2014: Creating event 'UNBLOCK, 84.23.16.59' Tue Jul 8 09:46:02 2014: Stale context 'BLOCK_84.23.16.59' deleted Tue Jul 8 09:46:02 2014: Executing shell command '/etc/apf/apf -u 84.23.16.59' Tue Jul 8 09:46:02 2014: Child 16611 created for command '/etc/apf/apf -u 84.23.16.59' Wed Jul 9 10:17:09 2014: Creating event 'BLOCK, 84.23.16.59, proftpd-b4' Wed Jul 9 10:17:09 2014: BLOCK, 84.23.16.59, proftpd-b4 Wed Jul 9 10:17:09 2014: Executing shell command '/etc/apf/apf -d 84.23.16.59 dFixblock2' Wed Jul 9 10:17:09 2014: Child 21518 created for command '/etc/apf/apf -d 84.23.16.59 dFixblock2' Wed Jul 9 10:17:09 2014: Creating context 'BLOCK_84.23.16.59' Wed Jul 9 11:17:10 2014: Deleting stale context 'BLOCK_84.23.16.59' Wed Jul 9 11:17:10 2014: Creating event 'UNBLOCK, 84.23.16.59' Wed Jul 9 11:17:10 2014: Stale context 'BLOCK_84.23.16.59' deleted Wed Jul 9 11:17:10 2014: Executing shell command '/etc/apf/apf -u 84.23.16.59' Wed Jul 9 11:17:10 2014: Child 24716 created for command '/etc/apf/apf -u 84.23.16.59' Thu Jul 10 09:46:47 2014: Creating event 'BLOCK, 84.23.16.59, proftpd-b4' Thu Jul 10 09:46:47 2014: BLOCK, 84.23.16.59, proftpd-b4 Thu Jul 10 09:46:47 2014: Executing shell command '/etc/apf/apf -d 84.23.16.59 dFixblock2' Thu Jul 10 09:46:47 2014: Child 11206 created for command '/etc/apf/apf -d 84.23.16.59 dFixblock2' Thu Jul 10 09:46:47 2014: Creating context 'BLOCK_84.23.16.59' Thu Jul 10 10:46:48 2014: Deleting stale context 'BLOCK_84.23.16.59' Thu Jul 10 10:46:48 2014: Creating event 'UNBLOCK, 84.23.16.59' Thu Jul 10 10:46:48 2014: Stale context 'BLOCK_84.23.16.59' deleted Thu Jul 10 10:46:48 2014: Executing shell command '/etc/apf/apf -u 84.23.16.59' Thu Jul 10 10:46:48 2014: Child 14658 created for command '/etc/apf/apf -u 84.23.16.59' Thu Jul 10 16:38:07 2014: Creating event 'WHITELIST, 84.23.16.59, ssh-w1' Thu Jul 10 16:38:07 2014: Creating context 'WHITELIST_84.23.16.59' Fri Jul 11 09:02:16 2014: Creating event 'BLOCK, 84.23.16.59, proftpd-b4' Fri Jul 11 09:02:16 2014: BLOCK, 84.23.16.59, proftpd-b4 Fri Jul 11 09:02:16 2014: Executing shell command '/etc/apf/apf -d 84.23.16.59 dFixblock2' Fri Jul 11 09:02:16 2014: Child 3300 created for command '/etc/apf/apf -d 84.23.16.59 dFixblock2' Fri Jul 11 09:02:16 2014: Creating context 'BLOCK_84.23.16.59' Thanks Colin _______________________________________________ Blueonyx mailing list Blueonyx@mail.blueonyx.it http://mail.blueonyx.it/mailman/listinfo/blueonyx