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DOC: document rational behind 20 character jail name limit

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Daniel Black 2013-11-28 23:18:34 +11:00
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@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ ver. 0.8.12 (2013/12/XX) - things-can-only-get-better
- allow for ", referer ..." in apache-* filter for apache error logs. - allow for ", referer ..." in apache-* filter for apache error logs.
- allow for spaces at the beginning of kernel messages. Closes gh-448 - allow for spaces at the beginning of kernel messages. Closes gh-448
- recidive jail to block all protocols. Closes gh-440. Thanks Ioan Indreias - recidive jail to block all protocols. Closes gh-440. Thanks Ioan Indreias
- long names on jails documented based on iptables limit of 30 less
len("fail2ban-").
- New Features: - New Features:

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@ -102,9 +102,11 @@ class Jail:
self.__filter = FilterPyinotify(self) self.__filter = FilterPyinotify(self)
def setName(self, name): def setName(self, name):
# 20 based on iptable chain name limit of 30 less len('fail2ban-')
if len(name) >= 20: if len(name) >= 20:
logSys.warning("Jail name %r might be too long and some commands " logSys.warning("Jail name %r might be too long and some commands"
"might not function correctly. Please shorten" " (e.g. iptables) might not function correctly."
" Please shorten"
% name) % name)
self.__name = name self.__name = name