diff -u denyhosts-2.10-config/denyhosts.conf denyhosts-2.10/denyhosts.conf
--- denyhosts.conf 2015-02-14 18:19:10.000000000 -0600
+++ denyhosts.conf 2015-02-26 16:48:06.944272953 -0600
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
# argument
#
# Redhat or Fedora Core:
-#SECURE_LOG = /var/log/secure
+SECURE_LOG = /var/log/secure
#
# Mandrake, FreeBSD or OpenBSD:
#SECURE_LOG = /var/log/auth.log
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
#SECURE_LOG=/private/var/log/system.log
#
# Debian and Ubuntu
-SECURE_LOG = /var/log/auth.log
+#SECURE_LOG = /var/log/auth.log
########################################################################
########################################################################
@@ -57,13 +57,18 @@
# 'y' = years
#
# never purge:
-PURGE_DENY =
+#PURGE_DENY =
#
# purge entries older than 1 week
#PURGE_DENY = 1w
#
# purge entries older than 5 days
#PURGE_DENY = 5d
+#
+# For the default Fedora install, we want timestamping but no
+# expiration (at least by default) so this is deliberately set high.
+# Adjust to taste.
+PURGE_DENY = 4w
#######################################################################
#######################################################################
@@ -208,10 +213,10 @@
# running at a time.
#
# Redhat/Fedora:
-#LOCK_FILE = /var/lock/subsys/denyhosts
+LOCK_FILE = /var/lock/subsys/denyhosts
#
# Debian or Gentoo
-LOCK_FILE = /var/run/denyhosts.pid
+#LOCK_FILE = /var/run/denyhosts.pid
#
# Misc
#LOCK_FILE = /tmp/denyhosts.lock
@@ -329,7 +334,7 @@
#
# SMTP_SUBJECT: you can specify the "Subject:" of messages sent
# by DenyHosts when it reports thwarted abuse attempts
-SMTP_SUBJECT = DenyHosts Report
+SMTP_SUBJECT = DenyHosts Report from $[HOSTNAME]
#
######################################################################
@@ -602,6 +607,8 @@
# To disable synchronization (the default), do nothing.
#
# To enable synchronization, you must uncomment the following line:
+#
+# NOTE: Please read README.Fedora before enabling sync
#SYNC_SERVER = http://xmlrpc.denyhosts.net:9911
#
#######################################################################