doc: enhancement proposal / wording

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Gofannon 2024-04-10 17:27:34 +02:00
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@ -57,10 +57,14 @@ When updating the **Fail2Ban** software, the original `/etc/fail2ban/jail.conf`
3. Paste the following content into the file and adapt the IP address `XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX`:
! Keep the `127.0.0.1/8`, it corresponds to the server [internal communication system](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Localhost)
```bash
[DEFAULT]
ignoreip = 127.0.0.1/8 XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX ; <= the IP address (you can put more than one, separated by a space) that you want to whitelist
ignoreip = 127.0.0.1/8 XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
# ^ Add your IP address or DNS host here
# you can put more than one, separated by a space
```
4. You should get end up with something like this if you have added two ip addresses (ipv4 and [ipv6](/ipv6))
@ -71,13 +75,13 @@ When updating the **Fail2Ban** software, the original `/etc/fail2ban/jail.conf`
ignoreip = 127.0.0.1/8 203.0.113.4 2001:DB8::1
```
5. Save the file and reload the Fail2Ban configuration:
5. **Save** the file and **reload** the Fail2Ban configuration:
```bash
sudo fail2ban-client reload
```
6. Check that the configuration has been applied as expected:
6. **Check** that the configuration has been applied as expected:
1. You should have this result
@ -90,7 +94,7 @@ When updating the **Fail2Ban** software, the original `/etc/fail2ban/jail.conf`
`- 203.0.113.4
```
2. If there is an error with your change, you could end up with something like this:
2. If there is an **error** with your change, you could end up with something like this:
```bash
sudo fail2ban-client get sshd ignoreip
@ -120,6 +124,8 @@ When updating the **Fail2Ban** software, the original `/etc/fail2ban/jail.conf`
`- 2001:db8::1
```
For the curious, it was because of a [comment ;](https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/blob/master/config/jail.conf#L30)
And you will need to fix it or revert your changes as Fail2ban could fail
> For the curious, it was because of a [comment ;](https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/blob/master/config/jail.conf#L30)
Congratulations, no more risks of banning yourself from your own YunoHost server!