--- denyhosts.cfg-dist.orig 2006-08-20 16:09:57.000000000 +0200 +++ denyhosts.cfg-dist 2008-11-08 22:09:53.000000000 +0100 @@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ # argument # # Redhat or Fedora Core: -SECURE_LOG = /var/log/secure +#SECURE_LOG = /var/log/secure # # Mandrake, FreeBSD or OpenBSD: -#SECURE_LOG = /var/log/auth.log +SECURE_LOG = /var/log/auth.log # # SuSE: #SECURE_LOG = /var/log/messages @@ -55,13 +55,18 @@ # 'y' = years # # never purge: -PURGE_DENY = +#PURGE_DENY = # # purge entries older than 1 week #PURGE_DENY = 1w # # purge entries older than 5 days #PURGE_DENY = 5d +# +# For the default Fedora Extras install, we want timestamping but no +# expiration (at least by default) so this is deliberately set high. +# Adjust to taste. +PURGE_DENY = 4w ####################################################################### ####################################################################### @@ -150,7 +155,7 @@ # Note: it is recommended that you use an absolute pathname # for this value (eg. /home/foo/denyhosts/data) # -WORK_DIR = /usr/share/denyhosts/data +WORK_DIR = /var/lib/denyhosts # ####################################################################### @@ -216,7 +221,7 @@ # Multiple email addresses can be delimited by a comma, eg: # ADMIN_EMAIL = foo@bar.com, bar@foo.com, etc@foobar.com # -ADMIN_EMAIL = +ADMIN_EMAIL = root # ####################################################################### @@ -255,7 +260,7 @@ # # SMTP_SUBJECT: you can specify the "Subject:" of messages sent # by DenyHosts when it reports thwarted abuse attempts -SMTP_SUBJECT = DenyHosts Report +SMTP_SUBJECT = DenyHosts Report from $[HOSTNAME] # ######################################################################