Get the active jails:
# fail2ban-client status Status |- Number of jail: 1 `- Jail list: sshd
Show the banned IP in a jail:
# fail2ban-client status sshd Status for the jail: sshd |- Filter | |- Currently failed: 3 | |- Total failed: 1907 | `- File list: /var/log/secure `- Actions |- Currently banned: 0 |- Total banned: 381 `- Banned IP list:
You can also list the banned IPs using iptables -L.
Unban an IP:
fail2ban-client set [JAIL] unbanip [IP]
Ban an IP:
fail2ban-client set [JAIL] banip [IP]
Log file:
/var/log/fail2ban.log