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+# Fail2Ban configuration file
+#
+# Author: Mark McKinstry
+#
+# $Revision$
+#
+[Definition]
+
+# Option:  actionstart
+# Notes.:  command executed once at the start of Fail2Ban.
+# Values:  CMD
+#
+actionstart = 
+
+# Option:  actionstop
+# Notes.:  command executed once at the end of Fail2Ban
+# Values:  CMD
+#
+actionstop = 
+
+# Option:  actioncheck
+# Notes.:  command executed once before each actionban command
+# Values:  CMD
+#
+actioncheck = 
+
+# Option:  actionban
+# Notes.:  command executed when banning an IP. Take care that the
+#          command is executed with Fail2Ban user rights.
+# Tags:    <ip>  IP address
+#          <failures>  number of failures
+#          <time>  unix timestamp of the ban time
+# Values:  CMD
+#
+actionban = /usr/local/sbin/apf -d <ip> banned by Fail2Ban
+
+# Option:  actionunban
+# Notes.:  command executed when unbanning an IP. Take care that the
+#          command is executed with Fail2Ban user rights.
+# Tags:    <ip>  IP address
+#          <failures>  number of failures
+#          <time>  unix timestamp of the ban time
+# Values:  CMD
+#
+actionunban = /usr/local/sbin/apf -u <ip>