http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=512412 Summary: fail2ban not working with python2.6 Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Final Platform: i586 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.1 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Security AssignedTo: security-team@suse.de ReportedBy: harald.volz@unibas.ch QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Konqueror/4.1; Linux) KHTML/4.1.3 (like Gecko) SUSE Fail2ban does not work with python2.6 Syslog shows fail2ban.server : ERROR Unexpected communication error Google search showed the need of python2.5 which is not available with OpenSuse11.1 See for example: http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34886 Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. install fail2ban 2. enable sshd-jail 3. start fail2ban 4. check /var/log/messages 5. fail2ban is not blocking a bruteforce attack -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.