- Better output when server is not started

git-svn-id: https://fail2ban.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/fail2ban/trunk@342 a942ae1a-1317-0410-a47c-b1dcaea8d605

fail2ban-client

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ __date__ = "$Date$"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2004 Cyril Jaquier"
 __license__ = "GPL"
 
-import sys, string, os, pickle, re, logging, getopt, time, readline, shlex
+import sys, string, os, pickle, re, logging
+import getopt, time, readline, shlex, socket
 
 # Inserts our own modules path first in the list
 # fix for bug #343821
@@ -132,11 +133,6 @@ class Fail2banClient:
 			beautifier.setInputCmd(c)
 			try:
 				client = CSocket()
-			except Exception, e:
-				if showRet:
-					logSys.error(e)
-					logSys.error("Arrggh... Start the server first")
-				return False
 				ret = client.send(c)
 				if ret[0] == 0:
 					logSys.debug("OK : " + `ret[1]`)
@@ -146,6 +142,14 @@ class Fail2banClient:
 					logSys.debug("NOK: " + `ret[1].args`)
 					print beautifier.beautifyError(ret[1])
 					return False
+			except socket.error:
+				logSys.error("Unable to contact server. Is it running?")
+				return False
+			except Exception, e:
+				if showRet:
+					logSys.error(e)
+					logSys.error("Arrggh... Start the server first")
+				return False
 		return True
 		
 	##
@@ -181,11 +185,6 @@ class Fail2banClient:
 			else:
 				logSys.error("Could not find server")
 				return False
-		elif len(cmd) == 1 and cmd[0] == "stop":
-			# Workaround for the shutdown
-			ret = self.processCmd([cmd])
-			self.ping()
-			return ret
 		else:
 			return self.processCmd([cmd])