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authorShaun Amott <shaun@FreeBSD.org>2006-10-07 17:03:40 +0000
committerShaun Amott <shaun@FreeBSD.org>2006-10-07 17:03:40 +0000
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Add a note to pkg-message warning users about potential problems
relating to default syslogd(8) behavior. PR: ports/102605 Submitted by: Jeremie Le Hen <jeremie@le-hen.org> Approved by: maintainer timeout (5 weeks)
Notes
Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=174810
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diff --git a/security/denyhosts/pkg-message b/security/denyhosts/pkg-message
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@@ -6,3 +6,10 @@ sshd : ALL : allow
2. issue the following command if /etc/hosts.deniedssh does not exist yet
touch /etc/hosts.deniedssh
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Warning:
+
+syslogd should ideally be run with the -c option; this will ensure that
+denyhosts notices multiple repeated login attempts.
+
+To do this, add syslogd_flags="-c" to /etc/rc.conf
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------