[root@freepbx ~]# service fail2ban start
Systemd shim for fail2ban running ‘/usr/sbin/systemctl start fail2ban’
Job for fail2ban.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See “systemctl status fail2ban.service” and “journalctl -xe” for details.
systemctl status fail2ban.service
● fail2ban.service - Fail2Ban Service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/fail2ban.service; disabled; vendor pr eset: disabled)
Active: inactive (dead)
[root@freepbx ~]# journalctl -xe
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2605]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2615]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2615]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: [>---------------------------] < 1 sec
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: Started RestApps Server. PID is 2568
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: Running Asterisk post from Ucp module
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2625]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2625]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: Starting UCP Node Server…
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2635]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:21 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2635]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:21 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2645]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:21 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2645]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:21 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2655]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:22 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2655]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:22 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2671]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:23 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2671]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:23 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2688]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:23 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2688]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:23 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: [>---------------------------] < 1 sec
Feb 12 00:55:23 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2698]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:24 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2698]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:24 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2708]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:24 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2708]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:24 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: Started UCP Node Server. PID is 2665
Feb 12 00:55:24 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: Running Asterisk post from Vqplus module
Feb 12 00:55:24 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: Queues Pro is not licensed.
Feb 12 00:55:24 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: Running Asterisk post from Xmpp module
Feb 12 00:55:25 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2737]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:26 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2737]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:26 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: Starting Chat Server…
Feb 12 00:55:26 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2747]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:27 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2747]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asteris
Feb 12 00:55:27 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2757]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asteris
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Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2605]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asterisk
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2615]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asterisk by (uid=0)
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2615]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asterisk
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: [>---------------------------] < 1 sec
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: Started RestApps Server. PID is 2568
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: Running Asterisk post from Ucp module
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2625]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asterisk by (uid=0)
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2625]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asterisk
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: Starting UCP Node Server…
Feb 12 00:55:20 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2635]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asterisk by (uid=0)
Feb 12 00:55:21 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2635]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asterisk
Feb 12 00:55:21 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2645]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asterisk by (uid=0)
Feb 12 00:55:21 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2645]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asterisk
Feb 12 00:55:21 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2655]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asterisk by (uid=0)
Feb 12 00:55:22 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2655]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asterisk
Feb 12 00:55:22 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2671]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asterisk by (uid=0)
Feb 12 00:55:23 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2671]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asterisk
Feb 12 00:55:23 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2688]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asterisk by (uid=0)
Feb 12 00:55:23 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2688]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asterisk
Feb 12 00:55:23 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: [>---------------------------] < 1 sec
Feb 12 00:55:23 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2698]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asterisk by (uid=0)
Feb 12 00:55:24 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2698]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asterisk
Feb 12 00:55:24 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2708]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asterisk by (uid=0)
Feb 12 00:55:24 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2708]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asterisk
Feb 12 00:55:24 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: Started UCP Node Server. PID is 2665
Feb 12 00:55:24 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: Running Asterisk post from Vqplus module
Feb 12 00:55:24 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: Queues Pro is not licensed.
Feb 12 00:55:24 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: Running Asterisk post from Xmpp module
Feb 12 00:55:25 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2737]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asterisk by (uid=0)
Feb 12 00:55:26 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2737]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asterisk
Feb 12 00:55:26 freepbx.sangoma.local fwconsole[1674]: Starting Chat Server…
Feb 12 00:55:26 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2747]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asterisk by (uid=0)
Feb 12 00:55:27 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2747]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session closed for user asterisk
Feb 12 00:55:27 freepbx.sangoma.local runuser[2757]: pam_unix(runuser:session): session opened for user asterisk by (uid=0)
systemctl enable fail2ban
Created symlink from /etc/systemd/system/default.target.wants/fail2ban.service to /usr/lib/systemd/system/fail2ban.service.
You have mail in /var/spool/mail/root
I was able to fixed it by uninstalling and re-installing. how ever I keep getting the alert of the messages in mail queue. I don’t have anything configured for mail queue. What is this referring to. I can clear the alert via cli but it keeps poping up
That is because the email address is still set the email address for fail2ban in the location I showed you. Otherwise it will keep trying to send an alert email to the fake default one, “[email protected]” and that is why you are getting the Queue alert, because it was not successful sending it.