hosts.deny script

[Steven J Lamb]

I realize that I may be suffering from Re-create the wheel disease but I have already re written the script partially as an exercise and partly as wanting the power to customize it. what I really need at this point is a way to turn symbolic addresses into IPs and leave IPs alone from a command line. but I don't know of one that works easily. I do appreciate the suggestions though.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Arthur Pemberton 
  To: For users of Fedora Core releases 
  Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 10:48 AM
  Subject: Re: hosts.deny script





  On 1/26/06, Steven J Lamb <redhattedsheep at adiis.net> wrote:
    I am trying to create a script to block people using hosts.deny. I realize
    that I should just block everyone and then open access for those whom I know
    I trust but because of the nature of our network this is not possible. 
    basically I check log files for login attempts every five minutes and block
    those that attempt to log in more than 3 times that day. this is all working
    great but my problem is this. I sometimes get log entries with the symbolic 
    address instead of the ip. how do I convert these in a systematic way and
    not have a problem when I run IPs through it. I'm sure this is an easy task
    but I don't now what tool to use.

    thanks for your help 

    Steven Lamb


   I think you may be tring to create something like this: http://denyhosts.sourceforge.net/



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