# service fail2ban status
fail2ban-server (pid  5480) is running...
WARNING 'pidfile' not defined in 'Definition'. Using default one: '/var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.pid'
Status
|- Number of jail:  1
`- Jail list:       ssh

# fail2ban-client set ssh banip 103.41.124.46

# cat /var/log/fail2ban.log
2014-11-20 18:23:47,069 fail2ban.server [67569]: INFO    Exiting Fail2ban
2014-11-20 18:44:59,202 fail2ban.server [5480]: INFO    Changed logging target to /var/log/fail2ban.log for Fail2ban v0.8.14
2014-11-20 18:44:59,213 fail2ban.jail   [5480]: INFO    Creating new jail 'ssh'
2014-11-20 18:44:59,214 fail2ban.jail   [5480]: INFO    Jail 'ssh' uses poller
2014-11-20 18:44:59,249 fail2ban.jail   [5480]: INFO    Initiated 'polling' backend
2014-11-20 18:44:59,270 fail2ban.filter [5480]: INFO    Added logfile = /var/log/secure
2014-11-20 18:44:59,271 fail2ban.filter [5480]: INFO    Set maxRetry = 6
2014-11-20 18:44:59,272 fail2ban.filter [5480]: INFO    Set findtime = 600
2014-11-20 18:44:59,272 fail2ban.actions[5480]: INFO    Set banTime = 300
2014-11-20 18:44:59,431 fail2ban.jail   [5480]: INFO    Jail 'ssh' started
2014-11-21 11:09:37,447 fail2ban.actions[5480]: WARNING [ssh] Ban 103.41.124.46
2014-11-21 11:10:32,602 fail2ban.actions[5480]: WARNING [ssh] Ban 122.225.97.75
2014-11-21 11:14:37,899 fail2ban.actions[5480]: WARNING [ssh] Unban 103.41.124.46
2014-11-21 11:15:32,976 fail2ban.actions[5480]: WARNING [ssh] Unban 122.225.97.75
2014-11-21 11:30:06,295 fail2ban.comm   [5480]: WARNING Command ['ban', 'ssh', '189.203.240.89'] has failed. Received Exception('Invalid command',)
2014-11-21 11:30:33,966 fail2ban.actions[5480]: WARNING [ssh] Ban 189.203.240.89
2014-11-21 11:35:34,303 fail2ban.actions[5480]: WARNING [ssh] Unban 189.203.240.89

Nov 21 07:51:32 my_hostname sshd[51074]: Failed password for root from 122.225.109.219 port 1788 ssh2
Nov 21 07:51:34 my_hostname sshd[51072]: Failed password for root from 122.225.109.219 port 58285 ssh2
Nov 21 07:51:35 my_hostname sshd[51076]: Failed password for invalid user admin from 122.225.109.219 port 2221 ssh2
Nov 21 07:51:35 my_hostname sshd[51074]: Failed password for root from 122.225.109.219 port 1788 ssh2
Nov 21 07:51:37 my_hostname sshd[51072]: Failed password for root from 122.225.109.219 port 58285 ssh2
Nov 21 07:51:37 my_hostname sshd[51074]: Failed password for root from 122.225.109.219 port 1788 ssh2
Nov 21 07:51:38 my_hostname sshd[51076]: Failed password for invalid user admin from 122.225.109.219 port 2221 ssh2
Nov 21 07:51:38 my_hostname sshd[51084]: Failed password for root from 122.225.109.219 port 3501 ssh2
Nov 21 07:51:39 my_hostname sshd[51072]: Failed password for root from 122.225.109.219 port 58285 ssh2