Package: fail2ban Version: 0.7.4-3 Severity: minor
The NEWS.Debian for the recent changes refers to /etc/defaults/fail2ban. I think that's a typo, and /etc/default/fail2ban is intended. I think even with that correction, the current description is somewhat confusing. First, it mixes a file that is totally ignored (/etc/fail2ban.conf)--at least I think it's totally ignore--with one that has changed semantices (/etc/default/fail2ban). Second, the phrase "to take advantage" of the upgrade suggests that things will still be working if no action is taken. I believe the actual situation is that all of your configuration will be lost, in particular checks of anything except ssh will be lost, unless the administrator takes action. Here is a possible revised wording: This note clarifies and replaces the previous NEWS item. fail2ban 0.7 is a complete rewrite of the 0.6 version. The configuration scheme has changed [upstream?]: 0.7 ignores /etc/fail2ban.conf and instead uses a split configuration under /etc/fail2ban/. To retain your customizations, for example to monitor anything other than sshd, you will need to set them under that new directory; use *.local files for customizations. When you are satisfied with the new settings, please delete /etc/fail2ban.conf to avoid confusion. Also, the changes may affect /etc/default/fail2ban [how?]; you should review that file if you customized it. -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (990, 'stable'), (50, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.4.27advncdfs Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=en_US (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Versions of packages fail2ban depends on: ii iptables 1.3.6.0debian1-5 administration tools for packet fi ii lsb-base 3.1-22 Linux Standard Base 3.1 init scrip ii python 2.4.4-1 An interactive high-level object-o ii python-central 0.5.12 register and build utility for Pyt ii python2.4 2.4.4-1 An interactive high-level object-o fail2ban recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
