How to disable or ignore CSF alerts

This guide explains how to disable or ignore CSF alerts.

Disabling or ignoring CSF alerts may be necessary to reduce unnecessary notifications for non-critical issues, particularly if the alerts are irresistible or not relevant to your specific server environment.

Note: We strongly advise against disabling alerts unless you are absolutely certain of their purpose, as it could prevent notifications of important issues.

Let us follow the steps:

1. Connect to your server as the root user through SSH.
2. Use an editor like vi or nano to modify the “csf.pignore” file.
   nano /etc/csf/csf.conf
3. You can ignore items by adding the following example rules:
   
   Deactivate alerts for a command:
   cmd: command name
   
   Deactivate alerts for a user:
   user: userna1
   
   Deactivate alerts for an executable:
   exe: /home/userna1/public_html/error_log
4. Save the changes you made by typing Ctrl+O
5. Then, Leave the nano editor using Ctrl+X
6. Restart the firewall using the subsequent command:
   csf -r

Now, you will have a clear understanding of how to disable or ignore CSF alerts.

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