NAME

       DenyHosts - version: 2.10

DESCRIPTION

       DenyHosts  is  a python program that automatically blocks ssh attacks by adding entries to
       /etc/hosts.deny.  DenyHosts will also inform system administrators about offending  hosts,
       attacked users and suspicious logins.

       Usage:   /usr/sbin/denyhosts   [-f   logfile   |   --file=logfile]   [   -c  configfile  |
       --config=configfile] [-i | --ignore] [-n |  --noemail]  [--purge]  [--migrate]  [--daemon]
       [--sync] [--version]

       --file:
              The name of log file to parse

       --config: The configuration file to use, typically /etc/denyhosts.conf

       --ignore: Ignore last processed offset (start processing from beginning)

       --noemail: Do not send an email report

       --unlock: if lockfile exists, remove it and run as normal

       --migrate: migrate your HOSTS_DENY file so that it is suitable for --purge

       --purge: expire entries older than your PURGE_DENY setting

       --purge-all: expire all entries immediately

       --purgeip: remove specified IP address from blocked list

       --daemon: run DenyHosts in daemon mode

       --foreground: run DenyHosts in foreground mode

       --sync: run DenyHosts synchronization mode

       --version: Prints the version of DenyHosts and exits

       Note:  multiple --file args can be processed.  If multiple files are provided, --ignore is
       implied

       Note: in a Debian system, the default running mode is daemon mode  and  the  configuration
       file is /etc/denyhosts.conf

   When run in --daemon mode the following flags are ignored:
       --file, --purge, --migrate, --sync, --verbose

SEE ALSO

       Please refer to http://denyhost.sourceforge.net/faq.html for full documentation.

AUTHOR

       DenyHosts was written by Phil Schwartz <phil_schwartz@users.sourceforge.net>

       This  manual page was written by Marco Bertorello <marco@bertorello.ns0.it> for the Debian
       project (but may be used by others).