Edit file File name : sendmail-common.conf Content :# Fail2Ban configuration file # # Common settings for sendmail actions # # Users can override the defaults in sendmail-common.local [INCLUDES] after = sendmail-common.local [Definition] # Option: actionstart # Notes.: command executed on demand at the first ban (or at the start of Fail2Ban if actionstart_on_demand is set to false). # Values: CMD # actionstart = printf %%b "Subject: [Fail2Ban] <name>: started on <fq-hostname> Date: `LC_ALL=C date +"%%a, %%d %%h %%Y %%T %%z"` From: <sendername> <<sender>> To: <dest>\n Hi,\n The jail <name> has been started successfully.\n Regards,\n Fail2Ban" | <mailcmd> # Option: actionstop # Notes.: command executed at the stop of jail (or at the end of Fail2Ban) # Values: CMD # actionstop = printf %%b "Subject: [Fail2Ban] <name>: stopped on <fq-hostname> Date: `LC_ALL=C date +"%%a, %%d %%h %%Y %%T %%z"` From: <sendername> <<sender>> To: <dest>\n Hi,\n The jail <name> has been stopped.\n Regards,\n Fail2Ban" | <mailcmd> # Option: actioncheck # Notes.: command executed once before each actionban command # Values: CMD # actioncheck = # Option: actionban # Notes.: command executed when banning an IP. Take care that the # command is executed with Fail2Ban user rights. # Tags: See jail.conf(5) man page # Values: CMD # actionban = # Option: actionunban # Notes.: command executed when unbanning an IP. Take care that the # command is executed with Fail2Ban user rights. # Tags: See jail.conf(5) man page # Values: CMD # actionunban = [Init] # Your system mail command # mailcmd = /usr/sbin/sendmail -f "<sender>" "<dest>" # Recipient mail address # dest = root # Sender mail address # sender = fail2ban # Sender display name # sendername = Fail2Ban Save