How to manage fail2Ban and its jails through a CMD

In this guide, we have explained how to manage fail2Ban and its jails through a CMD. It offers more granular control and flexibility over configuration and troubleshooting.

Follow the steps:

1. Join a Plesk server using SSH.
2. To Activate/deactivate Fail2Ban:
   Activating Fail2Ban:
   # plesk bin ip_ban –enable
   Deactivating Fail2Ban:
   # plesk bin ip_ban –disable
3. Show all accessible jails:
   # plesk bin ip_ban –jails
4. Enable or disable a jail using its name from step 3 with the following command:
   Note: Jails can only be initiated when Fail2Ban is enabled.
   
   Enabling a jail:
   # plesk bin ip_ban –enable-jails <jail_name>
   The following example illustrates the activation of the ‘plesk-wordpress’ jail.
   # plesk bin ip_ban –enable-jails plesk-wordpress
   
   Disabling a jail:
   # plesk bin ip_ban –disable-jails plesk-wordpress

This way, you can manage Fail2Ban and its jails via the command line. We hope you found this article helpful.

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