My observation is a bit different but conclusion is the same: "backend = gamin" should be changed to "backend = polling".
Fail2ban on two of my machines (one local, one EC2) work with initial bootup of the system. But once the service is restarted, it stops receiving events. Changing "backend = polling" solves this problem -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/954453 Title: fail2ban in precise defaults to gamin, does not work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fail2ban/+bug/954453/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs