it seems that no need for root ;-) I think we know what is the reason now... sorry for such a lengthy troubleshooting
I am 99% sure that the cause is insufficient delay in client waiting for server to come up could you please modify in /usr/bin/fail2ban-client cnt > 10 to cnt > 100 and start it normally? -- Yaroslav Halchenko Research Assistant, Psychology Department, Rutgers-Newark Student Ph.D. @ CS Dept. NJIT Office: (973) 353-5440x263 | FWD: 82823 | Fax: (973) 353-1171 101 Warren Str, Smith Hall, Rm 4-105, Newark NJ 07102 WWW: http://www.linkedin.com/in/yarik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]