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69 lines
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# Fail2ban Input Plugin
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The fail2ban plugin gathers the count of failed and banned ip addresses using
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[fail2ban](https://www.fail2ban.org).
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This plugin runs the `fail2ban-client` command which generally requires root access.
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Acquiring the required permissions can be done using several methods:
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- [Use sudo](#using-sudo) run fail2ban-client.
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- Run telegraf as root. (not recommended)
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### Configuration
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```toml
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# Read metrics from fail2ban.
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[[inputs.fail2ban]]
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## Use sudo to run fail2ban-client
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use_sudo = false
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```
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### Using sudo
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Make sure to set `use_sudo = true` in your configuration file.
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You will also need to update your sudoers file. It is recommended to modify a
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file in the `/etc/sudoers.d` directory using `visudo`:
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```bash
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$ sudo visudo -f /etc/sudoers.d/telegraf
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```
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Add the following lines to the file, these commands allow the `telegraf` user
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to call `fail2ban-client` without needing to provide a password and disables
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logging of the call in the auth.log. Consult `man 8 visudo` and `man 5
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sudoers` for details.
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```
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Cmnd_Alias FAIL2BAN = /usr/bin/fail2ban-client status, /usr/bin/fail2ban-client status *
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telegraf ALL=(root) NOEXEC: NOPASSWD: FAIL2BAN
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Defaults!FAIL2BAN !logfile, !syslog, !pam_session
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```
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### Metrics
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- fail2ban
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- tags:
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- jail
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- fields:
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- failed (integer, count)
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- banned (integer, count)
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### Example Output
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```
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# fail2ban-client status sshd
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Status for the jail: sshd
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|- Filter
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| |- Currently failed: 5
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| |- Total failed: 20
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| `- File list: /var/log/secure
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`- Actions
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|- Currently banned: 2
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|- Total banned: 10
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`- Banned IP list: 192.168.0.1 192.168.0.2
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```
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```
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fail2ban,jail=sshd failed=5i,banned=2i 1495868667000000000
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```
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