#! /bin/bash
#
IP=`echo $* | sed ‘s/^.* from //’ | awk ‘{print $1}’ | sed ‘s/::ffff://’`
ATTEMPTS=`grep $IP /var/log/secure | grep “Failed password for” | wc -l`
if [ $ATTEMPTS -gt 2 ]
then
route add $IP lo
MINUTES=`expr $ATTEMPTS – 2`
echo “route del $IP lo 2> /dev/null” | at now +$MINUTES minutes 2>&1 > /tmp/.bad_user.$$
(hostname ; echo $* ; echo “IP=$IP” ; echo “ATTEMPTS=$ATTEMPTS” ; \
echo “Blocking for $MINUTES minutes” ; \
cat /tmp/.bad_user.$$ ) | Mail -s “bad user” root
fi
rm -f /tmp/.bad_user.$$
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Copy the /boot/config.2.6.x.x.x.el5 from centos into your kernel source directory as .config, and “make oldconfig” … and them make menuconfig and tweak from there. That brings your kernel config as close to the original centos settings as possible …
Hey, ok, I get it, I guess – but does this really work?
well.. it worked for me..
much depend on how did u want to use it..
… this is just another note for me.