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# The Fedora default is to use daemon mode, but if you wish to have
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# denyhosts run periodically, you can uncomment the appropriate two lines
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# and edit /etc/sysconfig/denyhosts. (You will also have to start the
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# "service" and set it to run at boot if necessary.)
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#
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# Run denyhosts occasionally; adjust the time span to your liking
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#*/10 * * * * root [ -f /var/lock/subsys/denyhosts.init ] && /usr/bin/denyhosts.py -c /etc/denyhosts.conf
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#
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# Automatically purge old entries early in the morning. Note that you must
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# edit /etc/denyhosts.conf and set PURGE_DENY to something reasonable, as the
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# default value purge time is set very high.
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#0 5 * * * root [ -f /var/lock/subsys/denyhosts.init ] && /usr/bin/denyhosts.py -c /etc/denyhosts.conf --purge
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