diff --git a/debian/NEWS b/debian/NEWS index 8d10c2ff..03daa068 100644 --- a/debian/NEWS +++ b/debian/NEWS @@ -1,14 +1,31 @@ fail2ban (0.7.1-1) unstable; urgency=low - 0.7.x versions of fail2ban is a complete rewrite of the tool since 0.6, and - is went through restructuring of the configuration files. If you had - adjusted config file /etc/fail2ban.conf or /etc/defaults/fail2ban, you need - to adjust new config files (under /etc/fail2ban/ and /etc/default/fail2ban) - to take advantage of the upgrade. Now fail2ban uses split configs and local - modifications can be introduced in corresponding .local files. Please - remove old configuration file /etc/fail2ban.conf thereafter. + fail2ban 0.7 is a complete rewrite of the 0.6 version, and if you + customized any of provided configuration or startup files + (/etc/default/fail2ban, /etc/fail2ban.conf, /etc/init.d/fail2ban), + please read further. The configuration scheme has changed upstream: + 0.7 ignores /etc/fail2ban.conf and instead uses a split configuration + under /etc/fail2ban/. To retain your customizations, for example to + monitor anything other than sshd, you will need to set them under that + new directory; use *.local files for customizations. Please see + /usr/share/doc/fail2ban/README.Debian.gz and + http://fail2ban.sourceforge.net for further description of new + configuration scheme. Detailed documentation is under development (see + #400416). When you are satisfied with the new settings, please delete + /etc/fail2ban.conf to avoid confusion. - -- Yaroslav Halchenko Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:31:15 -0400 + Fail2ban 0.7 uses client/server architecture and fail2ban-client is to + substitute fail2ban command to provide an interface between the user and + fail2ban-server. That is why some command line parameters present in + fail2ban 0.6 are invalid in fail2ban-client. Such change affects + /etc/default/fail2ban; you should review that file if you customized it. + Please enable sections as directed in README.Debian.gz mentioned above. + You must use newly shipped init.d/fail2ban, or otherwise fail2ban will + not start. + + This note was rewritten in release 0.7.5-2 to clarify its meaning. + + -- Yaroslav Halchenko Sat, 9 Dec 2006 18:24:36 -0500 fail2ban (0.6.0-4) unstable; urgency=low diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index 97ea9db0..c82cef17 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +fail2ban (0.7.5-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=low + + * NEWS.Debian confusions - the latest NEWS entry and postinst message + were rephrased (Closes: #402350) + + -- Yaroslav Halchenko Sat, 9 Dec 2006 14:12:43 -0500 + fail2ban (0.7.5-1) unstable; urgency=low * New upstream release which fixes next issues diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst index 728bc0a8..885d39aa 100755 --- a/debian/postinst +++ b/debian/postinst @@ -34,17 +34,12 @@ case "$1" in if dpkg --compare-versions $preversion lt 0.7.1-1; then cat <