Question
correctly configuring fail2ban when log files are located in a different location
- Posted May 3, 2019
- ApacheUbuntu 18.04
I installed NextCloud on Ubuntu 18 using the guide at https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-nextcloud-on-ubuntu-18-04
Now I want to install fail2ban. The installation went OK and I can see fail2ban jail for sshd. The fail2ban log files show activity.
Questions: If I am running NextCloud do I need to configure fail2ban to handle apache log (by enabling apache-auth) ?
Does the NetCloud login page failures get logged to apache error_log?
If yes, how do I configure fail2ban to use the correct log file. Since apache was installed via snap its log file location is at a different path.
Sorry, I am new to this so I may be asking something obvious or may not have provided sufficient information. Do let me know if I should add any more information.
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Hi @hrishim,
You can configure fail2ban to use the proper logs from it’s configuration file. The configuration file should be location somewhere in the fail2ban directory : /etc/fail2ban/
Kind regards, Kalin