source: npl/monitoring/fail2ban/rc.fail2ban @ 08cf024

#!/bin/sh
#
# Copyright (c) 2008-2010, Nishant Limbachia, Hoffman Estates, IL, USA
# <nishant _AT_ mnspace _DOT_ net>
# /etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban
#
# start|stop|restart|reload|status|ping fail2ban server
#
# To start fail2ban automatically at boot, make this file executable:
# chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban
# you must also add this file to rc.local for fail2ban to start during boot.

### default socket file is /var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.sock which can be
### changed via the config file: /etc/fail2ban/fail2ban.conf

fail2ban_start() {
  if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.fail2ban ]; then
        echo "Starting fail2ban: "
        ### using -x option to remove any stale socket file.
        /usr/bin/fail2ban-client -x start
  fi
}

fail2ban_stop() {
        echo "Stopping fail2ban"
        /usr/bin/fail2ban-client stop
}

fail2ban_reload() {
        echo "Reloading fail2ban"
        /usr/bin/fail2ban-client reload
}

fail2ban_status() {
        echo "Status: fail2ban"
        /usr/bin/fail2ban-client status
}

fail2ban_ping() {
        echo "Pinging fail2ban"
        /usr/bin/fail2ban-client ping
}

case "$1" in
'start')
        fail2ban_start
  ;;
'stop')
        fail2ban_stop
  ;;
'restart')
        fail2ban_stop
        sleep 5
        fail2ban_start
;;
'reload')
        fail2ban_reload
  ;;
'status')
        fail2ban_status
  ;;
'ping')
        fail2ban_ping
  ;;
*)
        echo "USAGE: $0 start|stop|restart|reload|status|ping"
        exit 1
  ;;
esac