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replaced `log` with `logpath` - makes an example more reliable

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Serg G. Brester 2017-03-09 21:54:58 +01:00
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Properly-fail2ban-configuration.md

@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ Instead, you'll write a new file having `.local` extension. For example any valu
So for example if original `.conf` file contains:
```
[DEFAULT]
log = /path/to/log
logpath = /path/to/log
[section1]
log = /other/path
logpath = /other/path
enabled = true
[section2]
@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ enabled = true
And you'll create a `.local` file contains:
```
[DEFAULT]
log = /my-path/to/log
logpath = /my-path/to/log
```
The value of parameter `log` in `section1` will be still `/other/path`.<br/>
But value of parameter `log` in `section2` will be changed to `/my-path/to/log` (because it was not specified in section self, and new default value will be used).
The value of parameter `logpath` in `section1` will be still `/other/path`.<br/>
But value of parameter `logpath` in `section2` will be changed to `/my-path/to/log` (because it was not specified in section self, and new default value will be used).
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**[Q]** Which configurations are necessary to let fail2ban protect a service?<br/>