[SAC] installing fail2ban?

[Frank Warmerdam]

On 11-05-27 09:21 PM, Alex Mandel wrote:
> +1 on fail2ban
>
> I brought up the Root login question when we did the setup of the VMs.
> Root doesn't actually have a password (afaik) and most OSGeo SAC members
> can only get to it via ssh keys that were installed on the system. So
> while I'm not in love with Root login via ssh, we don't have console
> access to the VMs so it would pose an issue when LDAP is down.
>

I am supportive of installing fail2ban if someone is willing to take the
action item.  I'm not inclined to changing the root login arrangements for
the reasons Alex explains.

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